SOLUTION: the bishop peak 4-H club is having its annual fundraising dinner. Adults pay $15 a piece and children pay $10 a piece. if the number of adult tickets sold is twice the number of c
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Question 667726: the bishop peak 4-H club is having its annual fundraising dinner. Adults pay $15 a piece and children pay $10 a piece. if the number of adult tickets sold is twice the number of childrens tickets sold and the total income is $1,600 how much of each kind of ticket did the 4-H club sell
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Establish variables
x = adults
y = children
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15x + 10y = 1600
x = 2y
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Substitute x into the first equation
15(2y) + 10y = 1600
30y + 10y = 1600
40y = 1600
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Divide both sides by 40
children's tickets
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x = 2(40) = adult's tickets
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