Problema Solution

Sarah took the advertising department from her company on a round trip to meet with a potential client. Including Sarah a total of

9

people took the trip. She was able to purchase coach tickets for

​$260

and first class tickets for

​$1280.

She used her total budget for airfare for the​ trip, which was

​$6420.

How many first class tickets did she​ buy? How many coach tickets did she​ buy?

Answer provided by our tutors

Let 'x' represent the number of first class tickets, then '9-x' represents the number of coach tickets. 

260x+1280(9-x)=6420

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click here to solve for x

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x = 5 first class tickets

9-5 = 4 coach tickets

So Sarah purchased 5 first class tickets and 4 coach tickets.