Problema Solution
Penny purchases 100 tickets for her youth services group to attend a waterpark. Child admissions are $14.00 each while adult admissions are $19.00 each. If the total cost for the tickets was $1470, how many of each ticket did she purchase?
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Let
x = the number of child tickets
y = the number of adult tickets
x + y = 100
14x + 19y = 1470
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x = 86 child tickets
y = 14 adult tickets
Penny purchased 86 child and 14 adult tickets.