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At a movie theater, the price of 2 adult tickets and 4 child tickets is $48. The price of 5 adult tickets and 2 child tickets is $64. Let x be the cost of an adult ticket and let y be the cost of a child ticket. Write and solve a system of equations to find the ticket price for one adult and for one child.

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Answer:

2x+4y=48

5x+2y=64

x= 10

y=7

(10, 7)

Step-by-step explanation:

5(2x+4y=48)

-2(5x+2y=64)

10x+20y=240

-10x-4y= -128

___________

16y=112

__. ___

16. 16

y=7

2x+4(7)=48

2x+28=48

-28 -28

_________

2x=20

__. __

2. 2

x=10

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