The following table shows the amount spent by four U.S. airlines to fly one available seat 1 mile in the second quarter of 2014.+ Set up a system and then solve using technology. HINT [See thetechnology note accompanying Example 1.]AirlineCost (4)UnitedContinental14.9American14.6JetBlueempty seatsempty seatsempty seats11.9Southwest12.4Suppose that, on a 3,000-mile New York to Los Angeles flight, United Continental, American, and Southwest flew a total of 235 empty seats, costing them a total of $100,515. If United Continental hadthree times as many empty seats as American, how many empty seats did each of these three airlines carry on its flight?United ContinentalAmericanSouthwest

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The following table shows the amount spent by four U.S. airlines to fly one available seat 1 mile in the second quarter of 2014.† Set up a system and then solve using tech technology note accompanying Example 1.] Airline American Southwest United Continental American JetBlue Cost (4) Suppose that, on a 3,000-mile New York to Los Angeles flight, United Continental, American, and Southwest flew a total of 235 empty seats, costing them a total of $100, three times as many empty seats as American, how many empty seats did each of these three airlines carry on its flight? United Continental 14.9 14.6 empty seats empty seats empty seats Southwest 11.9 12.4

The following table shows the amount spent by four U.S. airlines to fly one available seat 1 mile in the second quarter of 2014.† Set up a system and then solve using tech technology note accompanying Example 1.] Airline American Southwest United Continental American JetBlue Cost (4) Suppose that, on a 3,000-mile New York to Los Angeles flight, United Continental, American, and Southwest flew a total of 235 empty seats, costing them a total of $100, three times as many empty seats as American, how many empty seats did each of these three airlines carry on its flight? United Continental 14.9 14.6 empty seats empty seats empty seats Southwest 11.9 12.4

Algebra for College Students

10th Edition

ISBN:9781285195780

Author:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters

Publisher:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters

Chapter11: Systems Of Equations

Section11.CT: Test

Problem 24CT

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