A group of 19 students want to see the show of the planetarium. tickets cost $11 for each student who was a member of the planetariums frequent visitor program and $13 for each student who is not a member the total cost of the students tickets is $209.

Write an equation to determine the value of x explain what each part of your equation represents. How many students in a group or members of the frequent visitor program how many are not members?

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Pablo Fowler

12 February, 07:19

A group of 19 students want to see the show of the planetarium. tickets cost $11 for each student who was a member of the planetariums frequent visitor program and $13 for each student who is not a member the total cost of the students tickets is $209.

Write an equation to determine the value of x explain what each part of your equation represents. How many students in a group or members of the frequent visitor program how many are not members?

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Russell · Answer 1

X+y=19

11x+13y=209

x = members

y = non-members

-11x-11y=-209

11x+13y = 209

2y = 0

y=0 non-members

x+0=19

x = 19 members

Check: 19+0=19

19=19