SOLUTION: Ninety Passengers rode in a train from City A to City B. Tickets for regular coach seats cost $121. Tickets for sleeper seats cost $281. The receipts for the trip totaled $18,09

Question 1075609: Ninety Passengers rode in a train from City A to City B. Tickets for regular coach seats cost $121. Tickets for sleeper seats cost $281. The receipts for the trip totaled $18,090. How many passengers purchased each type of ticket?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
C+S=90
121C+281S=18,090
-121C-121S=-10,890
160S=7200
S=45@281=$12,645
C=45@121=$5445
They add to $18,090.
45 passengers for each.
(I'm a volunteer tutor).

RELATED QUESTIONS
Ninety-six passengers rode in a train from City A to City B. Tickets for regular coach... (answered by brysca)

93 passengers rode in a train. Tickets for regular coach seats cost $124. Tickets for... (answered by addingup)

I know I need two equations I am confused on where to begin. Can someone help?... (answered by Paul)

Two bus tickets from city A to B and three tickets from city A to C cost of Rs.77 but... (answered by solver91311,Boreal)

Each day the commuter train transports x passengers to or from the city at... (answered by josmiceli)

A slow train travel from city A to city C with a speed of 50km/h. but it stops in city B... (answered by josmiceli)

Last Monday at 7:30 a.m., an airline flew 89 passengers on a commuter flight from Boston... (answered by rcmcc)

Below is what I have so far: A basketball team sells tickets that cost $10, $20, or,... (answered by josgarithmetic,MathTherapy)

train a travels 274 miles west to city a from city c. Train B travels 2,488 miles east... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)