document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1135264>Question 1135264</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this equations <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The circus is coming. Cindy is selling tickets. she sold 8 adults tickets and 5 children's tickets for a total of $180.50 in sales. The second day she received $261.00 for 12 adult tickets and 6 children tickets. What is the price of a child's ticket? What is the price of an adult ticket? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write two algebraic equations that model this circus ticket scenario.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Show how you solved the problem by using elimination method, the substitution method, or the graphical method <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help me solve this equations <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The circus is coming. Cindy is selling tickets. she sold 8 adults tickets and 5 children's tickets for a total of $180.50 in sales. The second day she received $261.00 for 12 adult tickets and 6 children tickets. What is the price of a child's ticket? What is the price of an adult ticket? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write two algebraic equations that model this circus ticket scenario.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Show how you solved the problem by using elimination method, the substitution method, or the graphical method <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">Never use substitution like the other person did unless asked to do so or if one of the variables has a coefficient of 1 on it\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the cost of an adult's ticket sold, be A, and the cost of a child's ticket, C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We then get: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28matrix%282%2C6%2C+8A+%2B+5C%2C+%22=%22%2C+180.5%2C+%22--------%22%2C+eq%2C+%22%28i%29%22%2C+12A+%2B+6C%2C+%22=%22%2C+261%2C+%22------%22%2C+eq%2C+%22%28ii%29%22%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "4A + C = 80.5 -------- Subtracting eq (i) from eq (ii)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C = 80.5 - 4A ------ eq (iii)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8A + 5(80.5 - 4A) = 180.5 ------- Substituting 80.5 - 4A for C in eq (i)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8A + 402.5 - 20A = 180.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- 12A = - 222<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A, or cost of an adult's ticket = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C3%2C+%28-+222%29%2F%28-+12%29%2C+%22=%22%2C+%22%2418.50%22%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute the value of A into any of the ORIGINAL equations to get the value of C, a child's ticket-cost. </SPAN>\n" );
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