Question

At the Boxer carnival, you can exchange 45 tickets for various assortments of prizes. Some of those assortments are below. How many tickets does it take to get a stuff tiger?
1 goldfish, 5 tacky mirrors, 2 stuff tigers
4 goldfish, 1 stuff tiger
2 goldfish, 5 tacky mirrors

Answer 1

you can set up various equations. \(G\)=Goldfish, \(M\)=Tacky Mirrors, \(T\)=Stuffed Tiger

Answer 2

since all of these assortments equal 45 tickets, we can create equations explicitly stating that they are equal to each othe. For example, 4G+T=2G+5M

Answer 3

4g+T=45
-4g -4g
T=-4g+45

Answer 4

is T 0 or no.?

Answer 5

or do you replace to solve it.?

Answer 6

you replace to solve it. Find what is equal to each other and figure out what variables are within. Hold on I've been tagged brb

Answer 7

kay

Answer 8

are u still here :O i am so sorry i was solving so many different problems, you have me all to yourself now

Answer 9

yea I am

Answer 10

you could also set up a proportion like this

Answer 11

sorry its a bit lopsided :/ i was wondering if you had any choices for this problem tho? @needy>.<

Answer 12

no I don't /.\

Answer 13

just stick to the equations for now tho they are probably easier

Answer 14

what do you mean

Answer 15

check out this equation 2g+5m=45
if you solve it you find out that m=-0.4g+9

Answer 16

then if you make the same equation but solve for g this time you get this:
g=22.5-2.5m

Answer 17

then plug it into one big equation.

g=22.5-2.5(-0.4g+9)
g=22.5+1-22.5
g=1

Answer 18

then we find out that a goldfish is only worth 1 ticket. cheap huh ^.^

Answer 19

do you think u can do the rest? i just got tagged again @needy>.<

Answer 20

no I do not /.\ I need help im needy I shall wait for you

Answer 21

haha hence the username ok i just got back it was nothin rlly :)

Answer 22

then if you solve using this value,

2+5m=45
-2 -2
5m=43
m=8.6

Answer 23

then, add this to the first equation

Answer 24

solve from there

Answer 25

._. 8.6.?