<u>Your answer is 28x^2-37x+12</u>
<u>1) Use the FOIL method: (a+b)(c+d)=ac+ad+bc+bd</u>
28x^2-21x-16x+12
<u>2) Collect like terms</u>
28x^2+(-21-16x)+12
<u>3) Simplify</u>
28x^2-37x+12
Answer:
Let's define the variables:
A = price of one adult ticket.
S = price of one student ticket.
We know that:
"On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 1 adult ticket and 6 student tickets for a total of $69."
1*A + 6*S = $69
"The school took in $150 on the second day by selling 7 adult tickets and student tickets"
7*A + 7*S = $150
Then we have a system of equations:
A + 6*S = $69
7*A + 7*S = $150.
To solve this, we should start by isolating one variable in one of the equations, let's isolate A in the first equation:
A = $69 - 6*S
Now let's replace this in the other equation:
7*($69 - 6*S) + 7*S = $150
Now we can solve this for S.
$483 - 42*S + 7*S = $150
$483 - 35*S = $150
$483 - $150 = 35*S
$333 = 35*S
$333/35 = S
$9.51 = S
That we could round to $9.50
That is the price of one student ticket.
Hi there!
Sometimes, like you said, you might don't get the exact answer when you justified your answer. In this case, you need to take the nearest number. So if you got 11 then 12 is the nearest number, just go for it.
Or go back and start over and see if you didn't miss anything.
I hope this helps!
