document.write( "Question 1007826: John's school is selling tickets to a play. On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 10 senior citizen tickets
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document.write( "and 3 student tickets for a total of $57. The school took in $114 on the second day by selling 5 senior citizen
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document.write( "tickets and 11 student tickets. What is the price each of one senior citizen ticket and one student ticket? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #623691 by tiffany222(56)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let price of senior citizen tickets be x \n" ); document.write( "Let price of student tickets be y\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "10x + 3y = 57 \n" ); document.write( "5x + 11y = 114 \n" ); document.write( "Multiply second equation by 2: \n" ); document.write( "10x + 3y = 57 \n" ); document.write( "10x + 22y = 228 \n" ); document.write( "Subtract equations to eliminate x: \n" ); document.write( "-19y = -171 \n" ); document.write( "y = 9\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Substitute y to get x: \n" ); document.write( "10x + 3y = 57 \n" ); document.write( "10x + 3(9) = 57 \n" ); document.write( "10x + 27 = 57 \n" ); document.write( "10x = 30 \n" ); document.write( "x = 3\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Final Answer: \n" ); document.write( "Senior Citizen Ticket = $3 \n" ); document.write( "Student Ticket = $9 \n" ); document.write( " |