document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1123684>Question 1123684</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two hockey tickets and one basketball ticket cost $110.40. One hockey ticket and two basketball tickets cost<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$106.32. What is the price of each ticket?<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 #740040 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=740040\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let h = the price of one hockey ticket.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let b = the price of one baseball ticket.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your equations are:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2h + b = 110.40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1h + 2b = 106.32\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thse are two equations that need to be solved simultaneously because the same value of h and b will apply equally to each equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides of the first equation by 2 and leave the second equation as is to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4h + 2b = 220.80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1h + 2b = 106.32\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract the equation from the first to get 3h = 114.80\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for h to get h = 114.80 / 3 = 38.16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "replace h with 38.16 in the second equation and solve for b as shown below.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 * 38.16 + 2b = 106.32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 38.16 from both sides of the equation to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b = 68.16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for b to get b = 68.16 / 2 = 34.08\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you have h = 38.16 and b = 34.08\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's your solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "replace h and b in the original equations to confirm the solution is correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2h + b = 110.40 becomes 2*38.16 + 34.08 = 110.40 which becomes 110.4 = 110.4, confirming the solution is correct in the first equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1h + 2b = 106.32 becomes 1*38.16 + 2*34.08 = 106.32 which becomes 106.32 = 106.32, confirming the solution is correct in the second equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your solution is that the price of one hockey ticket is 38.16 and the price of one baseball ticket is 34.08.\r<BR>\n" );
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