document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=153027>Question 153027</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Real World Application-Elimination\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Suppose your community center sells a total of 292 tickets for a basketball game.  An adult ticket costs $3.  A student ticket costs $1.  The sponsors collect $470 in ticket sales.  Write and solve a system to find the number of each type of ticket sold.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Define:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let a= # of adult tickets\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let s= # of student tickets.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total # of tickets  a + s=292\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total amount of sales  3a + 1s= 470\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #112473 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><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=112473\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> So far, so good. No use elimination to solve\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a + s=292<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a + 1s= 470    Subtract this one from the one above it<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2a + 0 = -178<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 89\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s = 292-89 = 203\r<BR>\n" );
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