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Sarah took the advertising department from her company on a round trip to meet with a potential client. Including Sarah a total of 4 people took the trip. She was able to purchase coach tickets for $140 and first class tickets for $1000. She used her total budget for airfare for the trip, which was $2280. How many first class tickets did she buy? How many coach tickets did she buy?

number of first class tickets bought = ___

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The number of coach tickets purchased is 3, and the number of first-class tickets purchased is 8.

Let us assume the number of coach tickets purchased is x.

And the number of first-class tickets purchased is y.

Now,

Including Sarah, a total of 11 people took the trip.

Thus,


x + y = 11

The cost of coach tickets and first-class tickets are $210 and $1200 respectively.

The total budget for airfare for the trip is $10,230.

Therefore,

210x + 1200y = 102309

21x + 120y = 1023

Solving both the equations, we get.

x=3

y=8

Thus, The number of coach tickets purchased is 3, and the number of first-class tickets purchased is 8.

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