document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=12713>Question 12713</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 receipts were $824 and twice as many adult tickets as student 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 #11397 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon%21><B>stanbon!(97)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon%21><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=11397\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let number of student tickets be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then number of adult tickets is 2x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value of student tickets is (2)x dollars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value of adult tickets is (3)3x = 6x dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Value of student + Value of adult is 824 dollars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      2x + 6x = 824<BR>\n" );
document.write( "           8x = 824<BR>\n" );
document.write( "            x = 103 (number of student tickets)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "           2x = 206 (number of adult tickets)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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