SOLUTION: Sharon went to the movies with her parents. TOgether their tickets costs 23.00 dollars. Adult tickets are $ 2.00 more than children. How much is a child ticket. How much is a adult

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Question 680061: Sharon went to the movies with her parents. TOgether their tickets costs 23.00 dollars. Adult tickets are $ 2.00 more than children. How much is a child ticket. How much is a adult ticket, and what are the two equations; using substituion method?
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c + 2a = 23
a = c+2
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c + 2(c+2) = 23
c + 2c + 4 = 23
3c = 23 - 4
c = highlight_green%286.33%29 for child's ticket
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a = 6.33 + 2 = highlight_green%288.33%29 for adult's ticket
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