document.write( "Question 1128530: Average movie prices in the United States​ are, in​ general, lower than in other countries. It would cost ​$79.46 to buy three tickets in Japan plus two tickets in Switzerland. Three tickets in Switzerland plus two tickets in Japan would cost ​$75.89. How much does an average movie ticket cost in each of these​ countries? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " let tickets in Japan be \"x\" and in Switzerland \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if it would cost ​$\"79.46\" to buy \"three\" tickets in Japan plus\"+two+\"tickets in Switzerland, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2B2y=79.46\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3x=79.46-2y\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=79.46%2F3-2y%2F3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=26.487-0.67y\"...........eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if \"three\" tickets in Switzerland plus \"two\" tickets in Japan would cost ​$\"75.89\", we have
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B3y=75.89\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x=75.89-3y\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=75.89%2F2-3y%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=37.945-1.5y\"...........eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "from eq.1and eq.2 we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"26.487-0.67y=37.945-1.5y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1.5y-0.67y=37.945-26.487+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0.83y=11.458+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=11.458+%2F0.83\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=13.80481927710843\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=13.81\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then,\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=26.487-0.67%2A13.81\"...........eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=26.487-9.2527\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=+17.23\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, an average movie ticket cost in each of these​ countries: \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " in Japan be \"17.23\" and in Switzerland \"13.81\"\r
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