document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=398812>Question 398812</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help with this math problem! :)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stefans school is selling tickets to a choral performance. One the first day of ticket sales the school sold 4 senior citizen tickets and 3 student tickets for $79. The school took $246 on a second day by selling 12 senior citizen ticjets and 10 student tickets. Find the price of a senior citizen ticket and the price of a student ticket.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #282493 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=282493\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Stefans school is selling tickets to a choral performance. One the first day of ticket sales the school sold 4 senior citizen tickets and 3 student tickets for $79. The school took $246 on a second day by selling 12 senior citizen ticjets and 10 student tickets. Find the price of a senior citizen ticket and the price of a student ticket.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "price of a senior citizen ticket= x<BR>\n" );
document.write( " and the price of a student ticket=y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x+3y=79 ...........1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x+10y=246.........2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply (1) by -3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12x-9y=-237<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add to (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10y-9y=246-237<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= $9 price of student ticket<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plug y in (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+27=79<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=52<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=$13 price of senior citizen ticket\r<BR>\n" );
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