At a fair in Lucknow, a child's ticket costs Rs x and an adult's ticket costs Rs y. A family of 2 adults and 3 children paid Rs 350, while 1 adult and 2 children paid Rs 180. What is the price of one child's ticket (Rs x)?

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10. 2y + 3x = 350 and y + 2x = 180 so y = 180 - 2x. Substituting: 2(180 - 2x) + 3x = 350, 360 - 4x + 3x = 350, 360 - x = 350, x = 10. So child ticket = Rs 10.

At a fair in Lucknow, a child's ticket costs Rs $x$ and an adult's ticket costs Rs $y$ . A family of 2 adults and 3 children paid Rs 350, while 1 adult and 2 children paid Rs 180.
What is the price of one child's ticket (Rs $x$ )?

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At a fair in Lucknow, a child's ticket costs Rs x and an adult's ticket costs Rs y. A family of 2 adults and 3 children paid Rs 350, while 1 adult and 2 children paid Rs 180.What is the price of one child's ticket (Rs x)?

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At a fair in Lucknow, a child's ticket costs Rs $x$ and an adult's ticket costs Rs $y$ . A family of 2 adults and 3 children paid Rs 350, while 1 adult and 2 children paid Rs 180.
What is the price of one child's ticket (Rs $x$ )?