********Write an equation to model each situation, then solve. 1.) The attendanc
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********Write an equation to model each situation, then solve.1.) The attendance at a baseball game was 400 people. Student tickets cost $2 and adult tickets cost $3. The total ticket sales were $1,050. How many tickets of each type were sold?
2.) Victoria weighs 5/7 as much as Mario. Victoria weighs 125 lb. How much does Mario weigh?
3.) Denise's cell phone plan is $29.95 per month plus $.10 per minute for each minute over 300 minutes of call time. Her cell phone bill is $99.95. For how many minutes was she billed?
Explanation / Answer
1) assume number of student x, number of adult y. 2*x+3*y=1050; x+y=400 x=150 y=250 2) assume mario weighs x. x*(5/7)=125 x=125/(5/7)=25*7=175 lb 3) assume x minutes. Since the total bill is 99.95>29.95, so x>300 (x-300)*0.1+29.95=99.95 x=1000
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