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. Determine the total number of adult and students tickets. What is my system of equation?

Answer 1

X+ y=8
7.25x+5.5y=52.75
x+y=8
29x+22y=211
y=8-x
29x+22(8-x)=211
x=5 y=3