SOLUTION: Ninety Passengers rode in a train from City A to City B. Tickets for regular coach seats cost $121. Tickets for sleeper seats cost $281. The receipts for the trip totaled $18,09

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Question 1075609: Ninety Passengers rode in a train from City A to City B. Tickets for regular coach seats cost $121. Tickets for sleeper seats cost $281. The receipts for the trip totaled $18,090. How many passengers purchased each type of ticket?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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C+S=90
121C+281S=18,090
-121C-121S=-10,890
160S=7200
S=45@281=$12,645
C=45@121=$5445
They add to $18,090.
45 passengers for each.
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