Mr. Newman bought 8 tickets to a chili supper and spent a total of $30. He bought a combination of adult tickets for $5 each and child tickets $3 each. Which system of equations below will determine the number of child tickets, c, and the number of adult tickets, a, he bought?

Mr. Newman bought 8 tickets to a chili supper and spent a total of $30. He bought a combination of adult tickets for $5 each and child tickets $3 each. Which system of equations below will determine the number of child tickets, c, and the number of adult tickets, a, he bought?

Elementary Algebra

17th Edition

ISBN:9780998625713

Author:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Publisher:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Chapter5: Systems Of Linear Equations

Section5.5: Solve Mixture Applications With Systems Of Equations

Problem 5.90TI: Translate to a system of equations and solve: A science center sold 1,363 tickets on a busy weekend....

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