document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=228885>Question 228885</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Adults tickets for the game cost $4 each and student tickets cost $2 each. A total of 920 tickets worth $2446 were sold. 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 #169823 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chibisan><B>chibisan(131)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chibisan><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=chibisan><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=169823\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x adult tickets were sold $4 each<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y student tickets were sold at $2 each\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so lets form 2 linear equations .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total earned money : 4x + 2y = 2446 --(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total tickets sold : x + y = 920 --(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "from (2) , x=920-y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subst. (2) to (1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4(920-y)+2y=2446<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3680 -4y + 2y = 2446<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3680-2446=2y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1234 = 2y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "617 = y <BR>\n" );
document.write( "( 617 student tickets were sold ) </SPAN>\n" );
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