SOLUTION: An airline is flying from Los Angeles to Albuquerque and making a stop in Phoenix. A ticket from Los Angeles to Phoenix costs $90 and from Los Angeles to Albuquerque $120. A total
Question 939925: An airline is flying from Los Angeles to Albuquerque and making a stop in Phoenix. A ticket from Los Angeles to Phoenix costs $90 and from Los Angeles to Albuquerque $120. A total of 185 passengers boarded the plane in Los Angeles and totaled a fare of $21,000.
How many passengers stayed in phoenix ?
I was asked by a teacher to translate the original Spanish word problem into the English language, I believe I succeeded in doing so, but then he asked me to solve it and I was wondering if the correct answer would be x = 40 , y = 145 , as in 40 passengers stayed in Phoenix and 145 continued to Albuquerque. Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = the number of passengers
who stayed in Phoenix = the number who
did not stay in Phoenix
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40 passengers stayed in Phoenix and 145 continued to Albuquerque
You were correct
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