document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=122354>Question 122354</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Diaz family went to the Dizzy Amusement park. The tickets cost $73 for 3 adults and 5 children. The Anderson family paid $93 for 7 adults and 2 children. The Owens-Faulkner family reunion will need tckets for 55 adult and 53 children. What will the total cost for the Owens-Faulkner family reunion to enter the amusement park?[No group discounts were given.] </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the first two statements of find the individual price for adults & children<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let a = adult's price<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c = children's price<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Diaz equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a + 5c = 73<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Anderson equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7a + 2c = 93<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can use elimination to solve this: Mult D eq by 2 and A eq by 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35a + 10c = 465<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6a +  10c = 146<BR>\n" );
document.write( "---------------- subtracting eliminates c, find a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "29a + 0c = 319<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=319%2F29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"319%2F29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = $11, cost of 1 adult<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use 3a + 5c = 73 to find c; substitute 11 fora<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(11) + 5c = 73<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5c = 73 - 33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5c = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = $8, cost per child<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check solutions in 7a + 2c = 93<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7(11) + 2(8) = <BR>\n" );
document.write( "77 + 16 = 93 confirms our solution<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The Owens-Faulkner family reunion will need tickets for 55 adult and 53 children. What will the total cost for the Owens-Faulkner family reunion to enter the amusement park?[No group discounts were given.]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's an easy task to find the cost of the above family now.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "55(11) + 53(8) =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "605 + 424 =  $1029 for the O-F family </SPAN>\n" );
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