Answer: Child is $1 and Adult is $3, per person.
Step-by-step explanation:
We have two unknowns, so we need at least two equations. Let C and A stand for the price of a ticket for a child and an adult, respectively.
The income for Monday and Tuesday can be calculated:
Monday: 16C + 42A = $142
Tuesday: 24C + 26A = $102
Rearrange the second equation to isolate one of the variables. I'll pick C:
24C + 26A = $102
C = ($102 - 26A)/24
Now use this expression for C in the first equation
16C + 42A = $142
16(($102 - 26A)/24) + 42A = $142
16(($102 - 26A)/24) + 42A = $142
(1632 - 416A)/24 + 42A = $142
(68 - 17.3333A + 42A = $142
24.6667A = 74
A = 3 [The price of an adult pool admission is $3]
Use this value in either equation to find the price of a child's admission:
24C + 26A = $102
24C + 26*($3) = $102
24C = 102 - 78
C = $1 [The price of a child's admission to the pool is $1]
Check to see if these prices satisfy both equations:
Monday: 16C + 42A = $142
Tuesday: 24C + 26A = $102
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Monday: 16*(1) + 42*(3) = $142 ? YES
Tuesday: 24*(1) + 26*(3) = $102 ? YES
<u>Child is $1 and Adult is $3, per person.</u>
