Question

The cost for 5 adults and 3 children to attend a show is $210. For 2 adults and 5 children the cost is $160. Form a pair of simultaneous equations and solve them to find the cost of an adult ticket and a child ticket.

Answer 1

Answer:

20

Step-by-step explanation:

5x+3y=210

2x+5y=160 na,

Multiply by 2 and by so,

10x + 6y= 420

10x+25y= 800 na

19y=380

so, y=20

5x +3(20)=210

5x=150

x=30

the cost is 20

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