document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=836469>Question 836469</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can you solve this system of linear equation by graphing please and show me how you did it.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "353 people attend a local play at a private club. Members get tickets for $2.75, while non-members have to pay $6.50. If the total gate for the play came to $1762, how many members and non-members came to the play? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #504192 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=504192\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let m be the number of members and n be the number of non-members. We know that 353 people showed up, so m+n = 353. Also, each member paid $2.75 and each non-member paid $6.50, so we have 2.75m + 6.50n = 1762. So we have the following system of linear equations:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m+n = 353<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.75m + 6.50n = 1762\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then you can graph both equations in the mn-plane. However the best way to solve it is likely to use substitution (n = 353-m, substitute). </SPAN>\n" );
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