document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=182511>Question 182511</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve using a system of equations (show the two equations you used then show the solutions): <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tickets for a concert sold for $11 and $8. If 600 tickets were sold for one evening and the receipts are $5550, how many of each kind of ticket were sold? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #137062 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=137062\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> X+Y=600 OR X=600-Y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11X+8Y=5550<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11(600-Y)+8Y=5550<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6600-11Y+8Y=5550<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3Y=5550-6600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3Y=-1050<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=-1050/-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=350 $8 TICKETS WERE SOLD.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X+350=600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=600-350<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=250 $11 TICKETS WERE SOLD.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11*250+8*350=5550<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2750+2800=5550<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5550=5550\r<BR>\n" );
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