document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=165626>Question 165626</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 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 #122073 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><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=122073\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a= # of adults s= # of students  so 3a+2s=824  and a=2s  so substituting a in the second equation ,into the first equation we get 3(2s)+2s=824  so 8s=824\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and s=103  so since a=2 times s(103) then a =206\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer:  206 adult tickets and 103 student tickets were sold. </SPAN>\n" );
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