document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=163629>Question 163629</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tickets for a concert were sold to adults for $3 and students for $2 if the total receipts were $824 and twice as many adult tickets as students 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 #120532 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><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=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=120532\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = number of student tickets sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the because \"twice as many adult tickets as students were sold\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = number of adult tickets sold<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x + 3(2x) = 824<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" );
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document.write( "Adult tickets:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 2(103) = 206 (number of adult tickets) </SPAN>\n" );
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