document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=166059>Question 166059</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jim is selling basketball tickets for a game.  Adult tickets are $5 and $3 for student tickets.  After 2 hours he sells 50 tickets and earns $180.  How many adult tickets how many student tickets did he sell? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #122385 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=122385\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5x+3(50-x)=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+150-3x=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=180-150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=30/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=15 adult tickets sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50-15=35 student tickets sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5*15+35*3=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "75+105=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180=180 </SPAN>\n" );
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