SOLUTION: The school that Daniel goes to is selling tickets to a spring musical. On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 11 senior citizen tickets and 9 child tickets for a total of

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Question 1110876: The school that Daniel goes to is selling tickets to a spring musical. On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 11 senior citizen tickets and 9 child tickets for a total of $238. The school took in $256 on the second day by selling 15 senior citizen tickets and 7 child tickets. What is the price each of one senior citizen ticket and one child ticket?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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Very typical two-variable, two linear equation system exercise which have been solved so many times on the site. Look for them and see examples.

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