SOLUTION: If you pay a membership fee in a concert ticket purchasing club, you can buy 5 tickets for $242 (total cost of membership and 5 tickets) or 10 tickets for $427 (total cost if membe

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Question 399414: If you pay a membership fee in a concert ticket purchasing club, you can buy 5 tickets for $242 (total cost of membership and 5 tickets) or 10 tickets for $427 (total cost if membership and10 tickets). How much is the membership fee?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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If you pay a membership fee in a concert ticket purchasing club, you can buy 5 tickets for $242 (total cost of membership and 5 tickets) or 10 tickets for $427 (total cost if membership and10 tickets). How much is the membership fee?
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Equations:
m + 5t = 242
m +10t = 427
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Subtract and solve for "t":
5t = 185
t = $37 (pice of each ticket)
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Solve for "m":
m + 5t = 242
m + 5*37 = 242
m = 242-185
m = $57 (membership fee)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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