document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=546168>Question 546168</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with this question.  Our school does not provide books so this is all I got.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "DeShawn's school is selling tickets to a choral performance.  On the first day of tickets sales the school sold 4 Adult tickets and 11 child tickets for a total of $65.  The school took in $142 on the second day by selling 14 adult tickets and 10 child tickets. Find the price of an adult ticket and the price of a child ticket.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So I figured:  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4A + 11B = 65<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "14A + 10B = 142\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you help me from here?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks in advance.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jenny<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 #355897 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=355897\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> good so far...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiplying 1st eqn by -7 ___ -28A - 77B = -455\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiplying 2nd eqn by 2 ___ 28A + 20B = 284\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add the two eqns to eliminate A; then solve for B and substitute back to find A\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the choice of multipliers is based on the common factors of the coefficients of the eliminated terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ factors of 4, 2 and 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ factors of 14, 2 and 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ ignore the common factor 2's and use the 2 and 7; changing one sign to enable elimination </SPAN>\n" );
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