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The City Zoo has different admission prices for children and adults. When three adults and two children went to the zoo, the price was $81.22. If two adults and three children got in for $77.18, then what is the price of an adult's ticket and what is the price of a child's ticket?

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    Let the price of a children's ticket be x and the price of an adult's ticket be y. We can form a system of equations to solve this problem.

    2x + 3y = 81.22

    3x + 2y = 77.18

    Lets use elimination to solve the system. First, lets multiply the first equation by 3 and the second equation by 2 so the x terms will cancel out.

    6x + 9y = 243.66

    6x + 4y = 154.36

    We can then subtract the equations to cancel out the x variable.

    6x + 9y = 243.66

    - (6x + 4y = 154.36)

    (6x-6x) + (9y - 4y) = (243.66 - 154.36)

    0 + 5y = 89.30

    Finally, we can find the value of y.

    5y = 89.30

    y = 17.86

    Lastly, we can plug in the value of y and solve for x to find the value of the child's ticket.

    2x + 3 (17.86) = 81.22

    2x + 53.58 = 81.22

    2x = 27.64

    x = 13.82

    Therefore, the child ticket costs $13.82 and the adult ticket costs $17.86.
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