Problema Solution
Devon spent 252 dollars on air show tickets for 9 adults and 2 children. The children's tickets were 6 dollars cheaper than the adults. Write an equation Let x be.... and let y be... and show the steps in finding how much the adult;s tickets cost and how much were the children's tickets?
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Let x be the adult ticket cost and let y be the children ticket cost.
9x + 2y = 252
y = x - 6
........
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........
x = $24
y = $18
The adult ticket costs $24 while the children tickets costs $18.