document.write( "Question 667726: the bishop peak 4-H club is having its annual fundraising dinner. Adults pay $15 a piece and children pay $10 a piece. if the number of adult tickets sold is twice the number of childrens tickets sold and the total income is $1,600 how much of each kind of ticket did the 4-H club sell \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #415542 by ReadingBoosters(3246)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Establish variables \n" ); document.write( "x = adults \n" ); document.write( "y = children \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "15x + 10y = 1600 \n" ); document.write( "x = 2y \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "Substitute x into the first equation \n" ); document.write( "15(2y) + 10y = 1600 \n" ); document.write( "30y + 10y = 1600 \n" ); document.write( "40y = 1600 \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by 40 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "x = 2(40) = \n" ); document.write( "..................... \n" ); document.write( "Delighted to help. \n" ); document.write( "-Reading Boosters \n" ); document.write( "Wanting for others what we want for ourselves. \n" ); document.write( "www.MyHomeworkAnswers.com \n" ); document.write( " |