SOLUTION: Devon purchased tickets to an show for 9 adults and 2 chidren. the total cost was $160. the cost of a childs ticket was $8 less than the cost of an adults ticket. find the price

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Question 226047: Devon purchased tickets to an show for 9 adults and 2 chidren. the total cost was $160. the cost of a childs ticket was $8 less than the cost of an adults ticket. find the price of an adults ticket and a childs ticket
Answer by LtAurora(115)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
From the given information we can write:


Plug the second equation into the first:

Distribute the 2:

Combine like terms:

Move the 16 over:

Divide both sides by 11:

Plug this back into our second equation to find the price of the child ticket:


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