Question 25 — IGCSE 0580 May/June 2023 Paper 11
Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580, Core tier, non-calculator. Topic: Algebra · Basic algebra. Worth 5 marks.
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25 At a cinema, an adult ticket costs $a and a child ticket costs $c.
(a) Farah buys 3 adult tickets and 4 child tickets for $38.50 .
Complete the equation.
3a + 4c = ................................ [1]
(b) Hana buys 6 adult tickets and 5 child tickets for $65.00 .
Write down another equation in terms of a and c.
................................................. [1]
(c) Solve the two simultaneous equations to find the value of a and the value of c.
You must show all your working.
a = ................................................
c = ................................................. [3]
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