document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=208258>Question 208258</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The combined cost of one advance ticket and one same-day ticket to a show was $55. It is known that 15 tickets were sold in advance and 30 the same day, for total receipts of $1050 . What was the price of each kind of ticket? <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 #157594 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=157594\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x+y=55 or x=55-y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x+30y=1050<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15(55-y)+30y=1050<BR>\n" );
document.write( "825-15y+30y=1050<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15y=1050-825<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15y=225<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=225/15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=15 number of same day tickets were sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+15=55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=55-15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=40 advance tickets sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15*40+30*15=1050<BR>\n" );
document.write( "600+450=1050<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1050=1050 </SPAN>\n" );
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