document.write( "Question 549600: A family of 5 comes to the amusement park. There are two adults and three children (under the age of 12). They qualify for a special family rate of $174.45. The clerk tells them that a child's ticket always costs $11 less than an adult's ticket. How much is each adult ticket and how much is each child's ticket? (the original adult ticket w/o the family plan id $44.95) I cant figure out the variables and how to solve this. \n" ); document.write( "
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Family
\n" ); document.write( "2 adults
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Family rate 174.45\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "adult ticket = 44.95
\n" ); document.write( "$ 11 less always\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Child's ticket = 33.95
\n" ); document.write( "adult ticket cost x
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\n" ); document.write( "y==33.95\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x+3y=174.45\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y=33.95\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x+101.85=174.95
\n" ); document.write( "2x=174.95-101.85
\n" ); document.write( "2x=73.10
\n" ); document.write( "x=36.55 adults ticket cost\r
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