A group of people consisting of 1 adult and 4 children were charged $85 for admission to a museum. A second group of 3 adults and 2 children were charged $105 If A is the admission charge for adults in dollars and C is the admission charge for children in dollars:

Write two equations that relate the number of adults and children in each group to their admission costs.

Solve the above equations simultaneously to find the admission cost of an adult and the admission cost of a child.

Check your solution.

Question

A group of people consisting of 1 adult and 4 children were charged $85 for admission to a museum. A second group of 3 adults and 2 children were charged $105 If A is the admission charge for adults in dollars and C is the admission charge for children in dollars:

Write two equations that relate the number of adults and children in each group to their admission costs.

Solve the above equations simultaneously to find the admission cost of an adult and the admission cost of a child.

Check your solution.