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The number of the adult tickets did the Mr. Branson purchase.
Answer to Problem 10STP
The number of the adult ticket is 4.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Mr. Branson bought the total of 9 tickets to the zoo. He bought children tickets at the rate of the $6.50 and the adult tickets for $9.25 each. He spend $69.50 altogether.
Considering the number of the children’s ticket is x.
The number of the adult ticket is y.
Hence, the equation will be:
And the expression for the total expenses:
Substituting the value of the y in the equation 2:
Now, substituting the value of the x into the equation 1:
Therefore, the number of the adult ticket is 4.
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