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document.write( "Jen Butler has been pricing&#8203; Speed-Pass train fares for a group trip to New York.  Three adults and four children must pay <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$ 99.$99.&#8195;&#8195;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Two adults and three children must pay <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$ 70.$70.&#8195;&#8195;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the price of the&#8203; adult's ticket and the price of a&#8203; child's ticket.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The price of a&#8203; child's ticket is <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #639401 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=639401\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Call the prices of adult and children's tickets, a and c.  Then we can write<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a + 4c = 99 and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a + 3c = 70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply the top one by 2 and the bottom one by three and subtract them...we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6a + 8c = 198<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(6a + 9c = 210)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-c = -12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 12  ($12 for a child's ticket)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now substitute that into the top equation and get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a + 4(12) = 99<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a + 48 = 99<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a = 51<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 17 ($17 for an adult ticket) </SPAN>\n" );
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