document.write( "Question 473002: Tickets for a football game sold for $8 and $12. If 343 tickets were sold for total receipts of $3576, how many $8 tickets and $12 tickets were sold? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #324327 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! $8 ticket x \n" ); document.write( "$12 ticket y \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "1x+1y=343 .............1 \n" ); document.write( "8x+12y= 3576 .............2 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "multiply (1)by -12 \n" ); document.write( "Multiply (2) by 1 \n" ); document.write( "-12x-12 y=-4116 \n" ); document.write( "8x+12y= 3576 \n" ); document.write( "Add the two equations \n" ); document.write( "-4x= -540 \n" ); document.write( "/-4 \n" ); document.write( "x=135 $8 tickets \n" ); document.write( "y= 208 $12 tickets \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |