document.write( "Question 143371: For a student club fundraiser, the number of $2.00 raffle tickets printed was three times the number of $5.00 raffle tickets. If all of the tickets are sold, receipts from the $5.00 tickets will be $50.00 less than those from the $2.00 tickets. How many $5.00 tickets were printed? \n" ); document.write( "
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the number of $2.00 raffle tickets printed was three times the number of $5.00
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = no. of $5 tickets
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\n" ); document.write( "It said,\" the number of $2.00 raffle tickets printed was three times the number of $5.00 raffle tickets. \", therefore:
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\n" ); document.write( "3x = no. $2 tickets
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\n" ); document.write( "Write an equation from the statement:
\n" ); document.write( "\"receipts from the $5.00 tickets will be $50.00 less than those from the $2.00 tickets.\"
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\n" ); document.write( "2(3x) = 5x + 50
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\n" ); document.write( "6x - 5x = 50
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 50 ea $5 tickets were sold
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\n" ); document.write( "Check solution: 3*50 = 150 ea $2 tickets
\n" ); document.write( "2*150 = 300
\n" ); document.write( "5*50 = 250
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\n" ); document.write( "differ $50 \n" ); document.write( "
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