Question

The cost of admission to the cinema is p dollars for a child and q dollars for an adult. Write an equation to represent EACH of the following statements:
(i) The admission cost for the Holder Family of 3 children and 2 adults is $48.00.
(ii) The admission cost for the Rodney Family of 5 children and 3 adults is $76.00.
(iii) Using the equations in (b) (i) and (ii) above, calculate the cost of admission to the cinema for
A) a child
B) an adult
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Answer 1

1)3p+2q=4800

2)5p+3p=76.00