document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=382860>Question 382860</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in a tour 2 adults and 5 students paid $77 and in other van 2 adults and 7 students paid $95 for the same tour.find adults price and student price? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #271227 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathitutor><B>mathitutor(25)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathitutor><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=271227\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Say, adults price = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   and student price = y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      2x + 5y = 77 --- (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      2x + 7y = 95 --- (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) - (1) =><BR>\n" );
document.write( "      7y - 5y = 95 -77<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      2y = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       y = $9 ---(3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "placing y's value in (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      2x + 45 = 77<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      2x = 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       x = $16 ----(4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) and (4) are the answers </SPAN>\n" );
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