11 Mathematical problem-solving and reasoning question 1
550 people saw a film at a cinema.
Of these people, there were x adults and y children.
Question (a)
(a)
Use this information to write down an equation in x and y.
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Question (b)
(b)
The price of an adult ticket for the film was £22 and the price of a child ticket for the film was £12.
50 children each received a £5 discount from the price of a child ticket.
The total income from all the tickets sold for the film was £8600.
Use this information to write down a second equation in x and y.
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