SOLUTION: The school that Sebastian goes to selling tickets to a musical performance. on the first day of ticket sales the school sold 3 adult tickets and 1 child ticket for a total of $38.

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Question 1136429: The school that Sebastian goes to selling tickets to a musical performance. on the first day of ticket sales the school sold 3 adult tickets and 1 child ticket for a total of $38. the school took in $52 on the second day by selling 3 adult tickets and 2 child tickets. find the price of an adult ticket and the price of a child ticket
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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3A+1C=38
3A+2C=52
subtract the second from the first to eliminate A
-C=-14
C=$14 children
3A=24
A=$8 adult