SOLUTION: You and your friend are selling raffle tickets to buy a new laptop. You sell 14 more tickets than your friend does. Together you both sell 58 tickets. a. Write a system of linea

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Question 927048: You and your friend are selling raffle tickets to buy a new laptop. You sell 14 more tickets than your friend does. Together you both sell 58 tickets.
a. Write a system of linear equations that represent this situation
b. How many tickets do you sell?

Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) About Me  (Show Source):
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x = number of tickets you sold
y = number of tickets friend sold
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x = y + 14
x + y = 58
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put the system of linear equations into standard form
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x - y = 14
x + y = 58
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solution:
x = number of tickets you sold = 36
y = number of tickets friend sold = 22
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