Peter buys tickets for his family to see his favorite movie, Elephant Mistake. He pays$37.50 for 2 adult tickets and 2 student tickets. The next week he goes back with his friends and pays $35.25 for 1 adult ticket and 3 student tickets. Choose the system of equations that can be solved to find the price of an adult ticket, a, and the price of a student ticket, y.
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Answer 1
Answer:
2a + 2s = 37.50
a + 3s = 35.25
-2a - 6s = -70.50
-4s = -33.00
s = 8.25
2a + 2(8.25) = 37.50
2a + 16.50 = 37.50
2a = 21.00
a = 10.50
The answer is one adult ticket costs $10.50 and one student ticket costs $8.25.