document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=504229>Question 504229</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you do the elimination method for this question<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The school that Stefan goes to is selling tickets to a choral performance. On the first day of ticket sales<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the school sold 3 senior citizen tickets and 1 child ticket for a total of $38. The school took in $52 on<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the second day by selling 3 senior citizen tickets and 2 child tickets. Find the price of a senior citizen<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ticket and the price of a child ticket.<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 #339562 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=339562\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let s = price of the senior cit ticket<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let c = price of a child's ticket<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write an equation for each statement:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 3 senior citizen tickets and 1 child ticket for a total of $38.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3s + 1c = 38<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The school took in $52 on the second day by selling 3 senior citizen tickets and 2 child tickets.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3s + 2c = 52<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write the two equation for elimination<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3s + 2c = 52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3s + 1c = 38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "----------------subtraction eliminates s, find c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 + 1c = $14 for one child ticket<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find s using the equation 3s + 1c = 38, replace c with 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3s + 14 = 38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3s = 38 - 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3s = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 24/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = $8 for each senior <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can check these solutions using the 2n equation\r<BR>\n" );
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