The school that Mark attends is selling tickets to a spring musical. On the first day
of ticket sales, the school sold 3 adult tickets and 8 student tickets for a total of $60.
The school took in $88 on the second day by selling 10 adult tickets and 8 student
tickets. What is the price of each adult ticket and child ticket?
Adult: $
Student: $

Respuesta :

Answer:

Adult=4, Student=6

Step-by-step explanation:

a=adult, s=student

3a+8s=60 equation 1

10a+8s=88 equation 2

-3a-8s=-60 multiply equation 1 by -1

 7a = 28 add above 2 equations

     a=4

solve for s by inserting a value into either equation

3a+8s=60

3(4)+8s=60

12+8s=60

8s=48

s=6