document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=25264>Question 25264</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that 500 tickets were sold for a luncheon, each adult ticket costs 2.50 and each child cost 1.50, if the cash reciet totaled 880. how many tickets were sold of each? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #13537 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=srinivas123><B>srinivas123(23)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=srinivas123><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=13537\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that 500 tickets were sold for a luncheon, each adult ticket costs 2.50 and each child cost 1.50, if the cash reciet totaled 880. how many tickets were sold of each?\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "let the number of adult tickets sold be 'x'.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the child tickets sold will be '500-x'.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SO ,\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "2.5(x) + 1.50(500-x) = 880.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "==> 2.5x-1.5x = 880-750.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "==> x=130.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "So adult tickets = 130 . and child tickets = 370. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );