Help? The school john goes to is selling tickets to the annual dance competition . On the first day of sales the school sold 2 senior citizen tickets and 13 student tickets for a total of $108. The school took in$144 on the second day selling 4 senior tickets and 14 student tickets. Find the price of a student and senior ticket.

Answer 1

2S + 13s = 108

4S + 14s = 144

Multiply top equation by 2 and subtract the second from that product to find s. Insert that s value into either equation to find S.