SOLUTION: Jen Butler has been pricing​ Speed-Pass train fares for a group trip to New York. Three adults and four children must pay $ 111.  Two adults and three children must pay $ 79

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Question 1160648: Jen Butler has been pricing​ Speed-Pass train fares for a group trip to New York. Three adults and four children must pay $ 111.  Two adults and three children must pay $ 79.  Find the price of the​ adult's ticket and the price of a​ child's ticket.
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, greenestamps:
Answer by ikleyn(52787)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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From the condition, you have these two equations


    3A + 4C = 111    (1)

    2A + 3C =  79    (2)


To solve this system, I will apply the Elimination method.

For it, I multiply equation (1) by 2  (both sides), and multiply equation (2) by 3 (both sides).

My goal is to make coefficients at "A" equal.

You will get then


    6A + 8C = 222    (3)

    6A + 9C = 237    (4)


Now subtract equation (3) from equation (4).  The terms "6A" will cancel each other,
and you will get single equation for only one unknown "C"


         9C - 8C = 237 - 222

          C       = 15.


So, we just made half of the job: we found the price of the child ticket, C = 15.


Now substitute this value of "C" into equation (1) to get "A"


    3A + 4*15 = 111,

which gives you

    3A = 111 - 5*15 = 111 - 60 = 51.


Hence,  A = 51/3 = 17.


ANSWER.  The child ticket price is $15;  the adult ticket price is $17.

Solved.

You may check the solution by substituting the found values into the original equations.



Answer by greenestamps(13200)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Although not typical, here is an alternative solution method using elimination.

(1)
(2)

Subtract (2) from (1):
(3)

Now double (3) and subtract from (2):




Plug c=15 into (3) to find a=17.

ANSWER: adult ticket costs $17; child ticket costs $15.

This method can be used -- either formally, as above, of informally, as below, because the difference between the two given cases is 1 adult and 1 child.

This variation of a formal algebraic solution using elimination exactly follows an informal solution obtained by logical reasoning:

3 adults and 4 children cost $111
2 adults and 3 children cost $79

Therefore, continuing the "pattern" of 1 less adult and 1 less children for $32 less...

1 adult and 2 children cost $47
0 adult and 1 child cost $15

ANSWER: child $15; adult $32-$15 = $17


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