Question

Tickets for a minor league baseball game for an adult and two children cost a total of $21 the adult ticket is three dollars more than a child's ticket. Find the cost of the child's ticket and an adult ticket.

Answer 1

Answer:the cost of one child's ticket is $6

the cost of one adult ticket is $9

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the cost of one child's ticket

Let y represent the cost of one adult ticket.

Tickets for a minor league baseball game for an adult and two children cost a total of $21. This means that

2x + y = 21 - - - - - - - - - - 1

The adult ticket is three dollars more than a child's ticket. This means that

y = x + 3

Substituting y = x + 3 into equation 1, it becomes

2x + x + 3 = 21

3x + 3 = 21

3x = 21 - 3 = 18

x = 18/3 = 6

y = x + 3 = 6 + 3

y = 9