Tickets to a movie cost $7.25 for adults and $5.50 for students. A group of friends purchased 8 tickets for $52.75.

Question

Tickets to a movie cost $7.25 for adults and $5.50 for students. A group of friends purchased 8 tickets for $52.75.
Write a system of equations to represent the situation.
How many adult tickets and student tickets were purchased?

dexandra · Accepted Answer

i need help with substitution

drwls · Answer

A + C = 8 7.25 A + 5.5 C = 52.75 Solve for A (# of adult tickets) and C (# of children's tickets)

Reiny · Answer

let the number of adult tickets be x then the number of student tickets will be 8-x 7.25x + 5.5(8-x) = 52.75 etc

Artie · Answer

Thank you. I'm really having problems with math.