document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=257203>Question 257203</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In another showing of the school play, the 150 seat theater was again sold out. This time, the revenue from the tickets ($3 for students and $5 for adults) was $655. How many tickets of each type were sold?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = students tickets sold<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "150-x = adult tickets sold<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Our equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 5(150-x) = 655<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 750-5x = 655<BR>\n" );
document.write( "750-2x = 655<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x = -100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 50 (number of student tickets sold)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Adult tickets sold:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "150-x = 150-50 = 100 </SPAN>\n" );
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