Mathematics, 08.01.2021 08:50 wananikwecurley99

Please Help with math word problem. A community drama centre sells tickets to a play. They sell 216 tickets. Adult tickets cost $10.25 and students tickets cost $8. The total number of sales was $2117.25. How many students tickets were sold, how many adult tickets were sold?

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Answer from: efloyd04

Adult Tickets: 173

Student Tickets: 43

Explanation:

To solve this problem, you'll need to set up a system of equations.Assume a = # of adult tickets soldAssume s = # of student tickets sold

2: a + s = 216; 1: 10.25a+ 8s= 2117.25

2: <<As the total number of tickets sold from both sides is equal to 216>>

1: <<Each adults ticket (a) costs $10.25 and each student ticket (s) costs $8, and the total amount of money earned (2117.25) from sales is the combination of these two))>>

Note that there are two ways to solve systems of equations (by elimnation and substitution), in this case I'll use elimnation as substitution requires one of the variables in one of the two equations to be isolated.In this case, I'll elimnate a.

a + s = 216

10.25a + 8s = 2117.25

In order to elimnate a, it has to be equal to - 10.25 so that it cancels out + 10.25 (so you have to multiply everything on the first equation by 10.25 ((what you do to one part, you'll do to all the other parts)).

-10.25a -10.25s = -2214

10.25a + 8s = 2117.25

a cancels, and now you solve accordingly.

-2.25s/-2.25 = -96.75/-2.25

s = 43

You could solve for a using this same method, but it's easier to use the first formula <<a+s=216>> to find a.

a + 43 = 216

- 43 -43

a = 173

Answer from: Quest

a) one student is chosen from classroom a, then a student is chosen from classroom b.

step-by-step explanation:

independent events are ones in which the probability of one event does not affect the probability of the second event.

one student is chosen from classroom a; this does not affect the chances of choosing a student from classroom b. this makes these independent events.

when one card is chosen from a standard deck and then set aside before a second card is chosen, the probability of the second card being chosen changes. this makes them dependent events.

when one student is chosen from classroom a and then a second student is chosen from classroom a, the probability of choosing the second student changes. this makes them dependent events.

when a letter is chosen from the alphabet and then a second letter is chosen, the probability of choosing the second letter changes. this makes them dependent events.

Answer from: Quest

47 - 90 = 43

43 - 180 = x

x = 137