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Question 814082:  I need help setting up these word problems: 1.) Adult tickets to a pay cost of $22. Tickets for children cost $15. Tickets for a graph of 11 people cost a total of $228. Write and solve a system of equations to find how many children and how many  adults were in the group.
 
2.) A school is planning a field trip for 142 people. The trip will use six drivers and two types of vehicles: buses and vans. A bus can seat 51 passengers. A van can seat 10 passengers. Write and solve a system of equations to find how many buses and vans will be needed.
 
3.)In talent show of singing and comedy acts, singing acts are 5 minutes long and comedy acts are 3 minutes long. The show has 12 acts and lasts 50 minutes. How many singing acts and how many comedy acts are in the show? 
 Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)      (Show Source): 
You can  put this solution on YOUR website! 1.) Adult tickets to a pay cost of $22. 
 Tickets for children cost $15. Tickets for a group of 11 people cost a total of $228. 
 Write and solve a system of equations to find how many children and how many adults were in the group. 
let a = no. of adults 
let c = no. of children 
Two equations 
a + c = 11 
a = (11-c), use this form for substitution 
and 
22a + 15c = 228 
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2.) A school is planning a field trip for 142 people. 
 The trip will use six drivers and two types of vehicles: buses and vans 
. A bus can seat 51 passengers. A van can seat 10 passengers. 
 Write and solve a system of equations to find how many buses and vans will be needed. 
b = no. of buses 
v = no. of vans 
Two equations 
b + v = 6 
v = (6-b) 
and 
51b + 10v = 142 
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3.)In talent show of singing and comedy acts, 
 singing acts are 5 minutes long and comedy acts are 3 minutes long. 
 The show has 12 acts and lasts 50 minutes. 
 How many singing acts and how many comedy acts are in the show? 
let s = no. of singing acts 
let c = no. comedies 
Two equations 
s + c = 12 
c = (12-s) 
and 
5s + 3c = 50 
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