document.write( "Question 1037246: student tickets cost $5 and adult tickets costs $8. one night they had a total of 104 people attend the show. If they raised $583, how many tickets of each were sold \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #651949 by Cromlix(4381)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hi there, \n" ); document.write( "Students + Adults = 104 \n" ); document.write( "x + y = 104........(1) \n" ); document.write( "Students tickets + Adults tickets = $583 \n" ); document.write( "5x + 8y = 583......(2) \n" ); document.write( "............. \n" ); document.write( "x + y = 104........(1) \n" ); document.write( "5x + 8y = 583......(2) \n" ); document.write( "Multiply Eq(1) by 8 \n" ); document.write( "8x + 8y = 832......(1) \n" ); document.write( "5x + 8y = 583......(2) \n" ); document.write( "Subtract Eq(2) from Eq(1) \n" ); document.write( "3x = 249 \n" ); document.write( "x = 83 \n" ); document.write( "Substitute x = 83 into \n" ); document.write( "Eq(1) \n" ); document.write( "x + y = 104.........(1) \n" ); document.write( "83 + y = 104 \n" ); document.write( "y = 104 - 83 \n" ); document.write( "y = 21 \n" ); document.write( "They sold 83 student's tickets \n" ); document.write( "and 21 adult's tickets. \n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps :-) \n" ); document.write( " |