document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=196606>Question 196606</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Elisa sold 110 tickets for the football game.  Adult tickets cost $4.00 and student tickets cost $2.oo.  If she collected $340, how many of each kind ot ticket did she sell?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. Define the two variables for this problem and then write two equations for the problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. Solve the system of equations you wrote above to find how many adult and student tickets 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 #147387 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=147387\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Elisa sold 110 tickets for the football game. Adult tickets cost $4.00 and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "student tickets cost $2.oo.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " If she collected $340, how many of each kind of ticket did she sell?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. Define the two variables for this problem and then write two equations for the problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let a = no. of adult tickets sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let s = no. of student tickets sold<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total tickets sold equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + s = 110<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total amt$ collected equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4a + 2s = 340<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. Solve the system of equations you wrote above to find how many adult and<BR>\n" );
document.write( " student tickets were sold.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the 1st equation for substitution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = (110-a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute for s in the 2nd equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4a + 2(110-a) = 340<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4a + 220 - 2a = 340<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4a + 2a = 340 - 220<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a = 120<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 60 adult tickets sold<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s = 110 - 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 50 student tickets sold<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check solutions using the 2nd equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(60) + 2(50) = <BR>\n" );
document.write( "240 + 100 = 240<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Did this make \"perfect sense\" to you? Let me know, please.   Carl </SPAN>\n" );
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