document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=146116>Question 146116</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tickets for a concert were sold to adults for $3 and to students for $2.  If the total receipt were $824 and twice as many adult tickets as student tickets  were sold, then how many of each sold? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #106678 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=106678\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let a be the number of adult tickets and s be the number of student tickets.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=2s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a+2s=824<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*2s+2s=824 substitute 2s for a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8s=824<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s=103<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=206<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3*206 + 2*103 = 824 true.<BR>\n" );
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