document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=204124>Question 204124</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The price of concert tickets was $8 for students and $10 for nonstudents.  There are 1500 tickets sold for a total of $12,300.  How many 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 #154079 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=154079\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let S = the number of student tickets sold. Then 1500-S = the number of non-student tickets sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The cost of tickets can be expressed as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Students: $8(S)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Non-students: $10(1500-S) The sum of these two amounts is given as $12,300. In equation form, you can write:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8S+10(1500-S) = 12300 Solve for S.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8S+15000-10S = 12300 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2S+15000 = 12300 Subtract 15000 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2S = -2700 Divide both sides by -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S = 1350<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1,350 student tickets were sold. </SPAN>\n" );
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