document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=167337>Question 167337</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 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 #123249 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=123249\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> number of adults call a and number of students call s\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=2s------->eq.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a+2s=824-->eq.2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substituting a's value from eq 1 into eq 2. we arrive at <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%282s%29%2B2s=824 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%282s%29%2B2s=824\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8s=824 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8s=824\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s=103 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s=103\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore a=2(103)=206\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28adults-tickets=206%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28adults-tickets=206%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28student-tickets=103%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28student-tickets=103%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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