document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=320929>Question 320929</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A full-price ticket for a college basketball game costs $6.00, and a student ticket costs $4.25. If 496 tickets were sold, and the total receipts were $2,498.25, how many tickets were student tickets? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #229831 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><B>nyc_function(2741)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><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=nyc_function><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=229831\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let f = full-price ticket\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let s = student ticket\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f + s = 496<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6.00f + 4.25s = 2498.25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a system of linear equations in two variables.  The two variables are f and s.  I selected f and s but you can use any other two letters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You now have the two equations above.  Use the substitution method to find the value of s.  I assume that you know how to solve this type of problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you take it from here?\r<BR>\n" );
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