document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=142267>Question 142267</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help.  Also so how the problem was solved.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Tickets for a concert were sold to adults for $3 and to students for $2.  If The total receipts were $824 and twice as many adults tickets as students tickets were sold, then how many of each were sold? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #103568 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=103568\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2x*3+x*2=824<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+2x=824<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x=824<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=824/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=103 student tickets were sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "28103=206 adult tickets were sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*103*3+103*2=824<BR>\n" );
document.write( "618+206=824<BR>\n" );
document.write( "824=824 </SPAN>\n" );
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