document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=28880>Question 28880</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ben sold some adult tickets & some student tickets for a basketball game.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each adult ticket cost $5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each student ticket cost $3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ben collected $180 for the 50 tickets he sold.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.  How many adult tickets did he sell?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.  How many student tickets did he sell?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Show all your work.  Explain in words how you found your answer.  Tell why you took the steps you did to solve the problems </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #15793 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><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=15793\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the adult ticket bve x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the childern ticket be y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total tickets sold = 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=50-x (subsitution)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cost for adults tickets = $5 so tickets sold for adults -->5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cost for childern tickets = $3 so tickets sold for childern = 3y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "TOtal cost  = $180\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<font color = red>5x+3y=180</font><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subsitute<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+3<font color = blue>(50-x)</font>=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+150-3x=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=50-15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=35\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, anout 15 adult tickets were sold and about 35 childern tickets were sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Paul. </SPAN>\n" );
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