document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=246597>Question 246597</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ron and Kathy are ticket-sellers at their class play, Ron handling student tickets that sell for $2.00 each and Kathy selling adult tickets for $5.50 each. If their total income for 30 tickets was $105.50, how many did Ron sell?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " a. 18 tickets  b. 13 tickets c. 19 tickets d. 17 tickets </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 18 tickets b. 13 tickets c. 19 tickets d. 17 tickets\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the number of student tickets. Then the number of adult tickets must be 30-x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The total sale of 105.50 = x*(2.00) + (30-x)*(5.50)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x and then also compute 30-x.   </SPAN>\n" );
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