document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=213546>Question 213546</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There were 115 people who attended the eagle basketball game. Tickets for students sold for $4 each and tickets for non-students sold for $7 each. If the total ticket sales were $553, how many students attended the game?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #161339 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=161339\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> s+ns=115 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "s=115-ns<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4s+7ns=553<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(115-ns)+7ns=553<BR>\n" );
document.write( "460-4ns+7ns=553<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3ns=553-460<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3ns=93<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ns=93/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ns=31 non tickets sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "115-31=84 student tickets sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*84+7*31=553<BR>\n" );
document.write( "336+217=553<BR>\n" );
document.write( "553=553 <BR>\n" );
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