Question 993669: There are two types of tickets for a school play, the total cost for one student ticket and one general ticket is $11, the total cost for 14 student tickets and 9 general tickets is $119 how much does a student ticket cost?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! There are two types of tickets for a school play,
let g = the general admission cost
let s = the student ticket cost
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the total cost for one student ticket and one general ticket is $11,
g + s = 11
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the total cost for 14 student tickets and 9 general tickets is $119
9g + 14s = 119
Multiply the 1st equation by 9 and subtract from the above equation
9g + 14s = 119
9g + 9s = 99
-----------------Subtraction eliminates g, find s
5s = 20
s = 20/5
s = $4 is the cost of the student ticket.
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Check this out, general admission: g = 11-4 = $7
9(7) + 4(14) =
63 + 56 = 119
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