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Set up a pair of simultaneous equations from a description

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A ferry service records two group bookings. The first order contains 6 adult tickets and 4 child tickets and costs $128. The second order contains 8 adult tickets and 6 child tickets and costs $176

Let \(x\) be the unit price in dollars for adult tickets, and \(y\) the unit price in dollars for child tickets

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Use the stated conditions to fill the labelled equation entries

\[\begin{aligned}(\boxed{A_1})x + (\boxed{B_1})y &= 128\\(\boxed{A_2})x + (\boxed{B_2})y &= 176\end{aligned}\]