document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=949090>Question 949090</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jack and Jill are trying to figure out how much each movie ticket costs. Jack knows that the adult tickets are 2 times plus 1 more than the children tickets. Jill knows that they sold 45 adult tickets and 70 children tickets and made $525. How much is each ticket?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I need to solve this with the systems of substitution. I need to know how to write 2 equations out so I can solve for x and y. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " I need to solve this with the systems of substitution. I need to know how to write 2 equations out so I can solve for x and y.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 2c+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45a + 70c = 525<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"a\" and solve for \"c\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45(2c+1) + 70c = 525<BR>\n" );
document.write( "90c+45 + 70c = 525<BR>\n" );
document.write( "160c = 480<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 3 dollars (price of one child ticket)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"a\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 2c + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 6+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 7 dollars (price of one adult ticket)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: You could use x and y but your problem lends<BR>\n" );
document.write( "itself better to using \"a\" and \"c\".<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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