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The school that Willie goes to is selling tickets to the annual talent show. On the first day of
ticket sales the school sold 12 senior citizen tickets and 5 child tickets for a total of $102. The
school took in $156 on the second day by selling 14 senior citizen tickets and 12 child tickets.
Find the price of a senior citizen ticket.
A $6
B $7
C$10
D $4

Sagot :

JeanaShupp

Answer: A $6

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x = price per child ticket, y= price per senior ticket.

As per given, we have

5x+12y=102  (i)

12x+14y=156  (ii)

From (i), we have

[tex]x=\dfrac{102-12y}{5}[/tex]   (iii)

Put value of x in (ii), we get

[tex]12(\dfrac{102-12y}{5})+14y=156\\\\\\ \dfrac{1224-74y}{5}=156\\\\\\1224-74y=5\times156\\\\\\ 1224-74y=780\\\\\\ 74y=1224-780\\\\\\ 74y=444\\\\ y=\dfrac{444}{74}\\\\\\ y=6[/tex]

Hence, the price of senior ticket = $6

Thus the correct option is A.

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