document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=209175>Question 209175</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tickets for a piano concert sold for $4.50 for each adult. Student tickets sold for $2.00 each.  The total receipts for 1720 tickets were $5980.  Find the number of adult tickets sold. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #158121 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><B>rfer(16322)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><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=158121\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a+s=1720,  a=1720-s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.50a+2.00s=5980<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4.50(1720-s)+2.00s=5980<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7740-4.5s+2s=5980<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5s=1760<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s=704<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s=704*$2.00=1408<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=1016*$4.50=4572<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total=$5980 </SPAN>\n" );
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