Question

Alicia purchased tickets to a local comedy club for 5 adults and 2 children. The total cost was $161. The cost of a child's ticket eas $7 less than the cost of an adult's ticket. Find the price of an adult's ticket and a child's ticket.

Answer 1

Answer:

adult's ticket = 25

child's ticket = 18

Step-by-step explanation:

adult's ticket = x

child's ticket = y = x-7

total ticket cost  =  5x + 2(x-7) = 161

7x - 14 =  161

7x  =  175

adult ticket cost x = 25

child's ticket cost = 25  - 7 = 18