Question

A movie theater sold 4 adult tickets and 7 children's tickets for $83 on friday the next day the theater sold 5 adult tickets and 6 children tickets for $90. What is the price for the adult ticket and the price for a child's ticket

Answer 1

Answer: An adult ticket cost $12

A child ticket cost $5

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the price for one adult ticket.

Let y represent the price for one child ticket.

A movie theater sold 4 adult tickets and 7 children's tickets for $83 on Friday. It means that

4x + 7y = 83 - - - - - - - - - - - -1

The next day the theater sold 5 adult tickets and 6 children tickets for $90. It means that

5x + 6y = 90 - - - - - - - - - - - -2

Multiplying equation 1 by 5 and equation 2 by 4, it becomes

20x + 35y = 415

20x + 24y = 360

Subtracting, it becomes

11y = 55

y = 55/11 = 5

Substituting y = 5 into equation 1, it becomes

4x + 7 × 5 = 83

4x + 35 = 83

4x = 83 - 35 = 48

x = 48/4 = 12