SOLUTION: Fabienne and her son must take the train. They are told that a child's ticket is only 2/3 the cost of an adult's ticket. Knowing that an adult's ticket costs $8.50 more than a chil

Question 1028707: Fabienne and her son must take the train. They are told that a child's ticket is only 2/3 the cost of an adult's ticket. Knowing that an adult's ticket costs $8.50 more than a child's ticket, find the price of each person's ticket.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the cost of a child's ticket
given:

The child's ticket costs $17
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check:
Adult's ticket costs

OK
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