document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=568268>Question 568268</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you make a system of equations out of a word problem? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #366909 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=366909\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Making a system of equations from a word problem is very easy and you have to read slowly and in parts.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2000 tickets were sold in an exhibition on Saturday. The cost of a ticket for an adult is $4 and for a child is $2. The total amount collected on Saturday was $6400. Find the number of adult tickets and child tickets sold on Saturday.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. Generally there will will be two conditions  in a problem. I will explain with the help of the problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. First find out what we have to find out in the problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the problem we have to find the number of adult tickets & the number of child tickets sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Assume one as x numbers and the other as y numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let adult tickets sold be x and child tickets sold be y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. Read the first condition. It says total tickets sold = 2000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so x+y =2000 ------------------------(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4. Read the second condition. It gives the cost of each adult ticket and the cost of each child ticket.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5. there are x adults and y children. Adult ticket is $4 & child ticket is $2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The amount obtained from selling these tickets is $6400\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "amount from sale of adult tickets + the amount obtained from child tickets = total money accrued.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "one adult ticket cost $4 so amount = 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one child ticket costs $2 so amount = 2y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x+2y= 6400\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you have two equations to solve for x & y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The equations are <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y =2000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+2y=6400\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x & y and you have walked through the problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca\r<BR>\n" );
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