A travel agency charges $64 for each bus ticket and $82 for each train ticket. Aaron has $520 to purchase tickets. If he buys 3 bus tickets, how many train tickets can Aaron buy?
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Answer:The total number of train tickets Aaron can buy=4Step-by-step explanation:a). Determine first expressionLet the number of each mode of transport be as follows;bus ticket=btrain ticket=tb). Determine the second expressionLet the total cost be expressed as shown;total cost=(cost per bus ticket×number of bus tickets)+(cost per train ticket×number of train tickets)where;total cost=$520cost per bus ticket=$64number of bus tickets=b=3cost per train ticket=$82number of train tickets=treplacing;(64×3)+(82×t)=520192+82 t=52082 t=520-19282 t=328t=328/82=4t=4The total number of train tickets Aaron can buy=4