document.write( "Question 1091817: 2)Sumalee's school is selling tickets to a spring musical. On the first day of ticket sales the school sold
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document.write( "6 adult tickets and 1 student ticket for a total of $23. The school took in $106 on the second day by
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document.write( "selling 12 adult tickets and 14 student tickets. Find the price of an adult ticket and the price of a
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document.write( "student ticket. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #706325 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 6A+1S=23, where A is an adult ticket and S is a student ticket \n" ); document.write( "12A+14S=106 \n" ); document.write( "from equation 1, S=23-6A \n" ); document.write( "substitute into equation 2. \n" ); document.write( "12A+14(23-6A)=106 \n" ); document.write( "12A+312-84A=106 \n" ); document.write( "-72A=-216 \n" ); document.write( "A=$3 \n" ); document.write( "use that in first equation and get 18+S=23, so S=$5. \n" ); document.write( "check in second equation and 36+70=106 \n" ); document.write( "Adult ticket is $3 and student ticket is $5. \n" ); document.write( " |