Answer:
Y = 6
Step-by-step explanation:
On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 3 adult ticket and 8 student tickets for a total of $72. The school took in $152 on the second day by selling 7 adult tickets and 16 student tickets. How much is a student ticket?
Day 1: 3x + 7y = 72
Day 2: 7x + 16y = 152
This becomes a system of equations.
3x+8y=72
3x+8y+−8y=72+−8y (Add -8y to both sides)
3x=−8y+72
3x/3 = −(8y+72)/3
X = (-8/3) y + 24
Substitute (-8/3) y + 24 for x in7x+16y=152:
7(-8/3 y + 24) + 16y = 152
-8/3 y + 168 = 152 (Simplify both sides of the equation)
-8/3 y + 168 − 168 = 152 + (−168) (Add -168 to both sides)
-8/3 y = -16
(-8/3 y)/(-8/3 y) = -16/ -8/3 y (Divide both sides by (-8)/3)
y = 6
