Circus Tickets for Algebra. Can you answer this question?

Circus Tickets for Algebra. Can you answer this question?

The circus is coming to town!

Cindy is selling tickets. The first day she sold 8 adult tickets and 5 child tickets for a total of $180.50 in sales.

The second day she received $261.00 for 12 adult tickets and 6 child tickets.

What was the price of the child’s ticket?

What was the price of the adult’s ticket?

To receive full credit for your solution you need to:

Write 2 algebraic equations that model the circus ticket scenario.

2. Show how you solved the problem by using the elimination method, the substitution method, or graphical method. (Other methods such as “guess and check” are not sufficient)

Remember to type and save your work in a Microsoft document.