SOLUTION: The school that Jasmine goes to is selling tickets to a play. On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 1 adult ticket and 12 child tickets for a total of $143. The school t

Question 947311: The school that Jasmine goes to is selling tickets to a play. On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 1 adult ticket and 12 child tickets for a total of $143. The school took in $154 on the second day by selling 6 adult tickets and 8 tickets. What is the price each of one adult ticket and one child ticket?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = cost of 1 adult ticket
Let = cost of 1 child ticket
(1)
(2)
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Multiply both sides of (1) by
and subtract (2) from (1)
(1)
(2)
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and
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
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Adult tickets are $11 ea
Child tickets are $11 ea
strange result
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check:
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
OK
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK

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