document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=254293>Question 254293</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tickets for a basketball game cost $6.00 for adults and $3.00 for students.  A total of 846 tickets that cost $3846.00 were sold.  How many of each were sold? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "And the number of tickets for students = y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total number of tickets is x+y = 846  ..(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tickets for a basketball game cost $6.00 for adults and $3.00 for students.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total cost is          6x+3y = 3846<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dividing by 3, we get  2x+y  = 1282   ...(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1)-(2)=>                 -x = -436<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                           x = 436<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substituting in (1),   436+y = 846<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                           y = 846-436<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                           y = 410<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, the number of tickets for adults   = 436<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And the number of tickets for students = 410<BR>\n" );
document.write( "               <BR>\n" );
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