Question

A group of 3 adults and 5 children pay a total of $52 for movie tickets. A group of 2 adults and 4 children pay a total of $38 for tickets. What if the cost of one adult ticket? What is the cost of one child ticket

Answer 1

x = child ticket price
y = adult ticket price 
5x+3y=52 the cost accounting for the first group.
3x+2y=38 the cost accounting for the second group.

Child price: 5$
Adult price: 9$