SOLUTION: The admission prices for the Coca-Cola Museum in Atlanta are shown. A family purchased 2 more children's tickets than adult tickets, and 1 less senior ticket than adult tickets. Th

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Question 1067543: The admission prices for the Coca-Cola Museum in Atlanta are shown. A family purchased 2 more children's tickets than adult tickets, and 1 less senior ticket than adult tickets. The total cost of the tickets was $220. How many of each type of ticket did they purchase?
CHILD TICKETS $12
ADULT TICKETS $16
SENIOR TICKETS $14


adult tickets
senior tickets
child tickets

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
c child
a adult
s senior

PUT THE DESCRIPTION INTO EQUATIONS


Simplify and solve the system.

Cost equation simplifies into and first two equations can be rewritten in terms of "a" and substituted...



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a=5, adults
c=7, children
s=4, seniors

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