SOLUTION: The school that Jessica goes to is selling tickets to the annual dance competition. On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 9 senior tickets and 14 child tickets for a tot
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Question 1159876: The school that Jessica goes to is selling tickets to the annual dance competition. On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 9 senior tickets and 14 child tickets for a total of $227. The school took in $171 on the second day by selling 3 senior tickets and 12 child tickets. What is the price of one senior ticket and one child ticket? Found 2 solutions by mananth, MathTherapy:Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
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On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 9 senior tickets price $x per ticket
and 14 child tickets price $y per ticket for a total of $227.
9x+14y =227---------(1)
The school took in $171 on the second day by selling 3 senior tickets and 12 child ticket at the same price
3x+12y = 171
9.00 x + 14.00 y = 227.00
3.00 x + 12.00 y = 171.00 .............2
Eliminate y
multiply (1)by -6.00
Multiply (2) by 7.00
-54.00 x -84.00 y = -1362.00
21.00 x 84.00 y = 1197.00
Add the two equations
-33.00 x = -165.00
/ -33.00
x = 5.00
plug value of x in (1)
9.00 x + 14.00 y = 227.00
45.00 + 14.00 y = 227.00
14.00 y = 182.00
y = 13.00
Ans x = 5.00
y = 13.00
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The school that Jessica goes to is selling tickets to the annual dance competition. On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 9 senior tickets and 14 child tickets for a total of $227. The school took in $171 on the second day by selling 3 senior tickets and 12 child tickets. What is the price of one senior ticket and one child ticket?
Let cost of a senior's and a child's ticket, be S and C, respectively
Then we get: 9S + 14C = 227 ------- eq (i)
Also, 3S + 12C = 171______3(S + 4C) = 3(57)_______S + 4C = 57_____S = 57 - 4C ------ eq (ii)
9(57 - 4C) + 14C = 227 ------ Substituting 57 - 4C for S in eq (i)
513 - 36C + 14C = 227
- 36C + 14C = 227 - 513
- 22C = - 286
Cost of a child's ticket, or
Now, just substitute 13 for C in eq (ii) and you should be able to find the cost of a senior's ticket.
