SOLUTION: how do you do the elimination method for this question
The school that Stefan goes to is selling tickets to a choral performance. On the first day of ticket sales
the school sold
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Question 504229: how do you do the elimination method for this question
The school that Stefan goes to is selling tickets to a choral performance. On the first day of ticket sales
the school sold 3 senior citizen tickets and 1 child ticket for a total of $38. The school took in $52 on
the second day by selling 3 senior citizen tickets and 2 child tickets. Find the price of a senior citizen
ticket and the price of a child ticket.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let s = price of the senior cit ticket
let c = price of a child's ticket
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Write an equation for each statement:
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On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 3 senior citizen tickets and 1 child ticket for a total of $38.
3s + 1c = 38
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The school took in $52 on the second day by selling 3 senior citizen tickets and 2 child tickets.
3s + 2c = 52
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Write the two equation for elimination
3s + 2c = 52
3s + 1c = 38
----------------subtraction eliminates s, find c
0 + 1c = $14 for one child ticket
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Find s using the equation 3s + 1c = 38, replace c with 14
3s + 14 = 38
3s = 38 - 14
3s = 24
s = 24/3
s = $8 for each senior
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