document.write( "Question 38683: Marc sold 464 tickets for the school play. Student tickets cost $2 and adult tickets cost $5. Marc's sales totaled $1654, How many adult and how many student tickets did Marc sell? \n" ); document.write( "
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Marc sold 464 tickets for the school play. Student tickets cost $2 and adult tickets cost $5. Marc's sales totaled $1654, How many adult and how many student tickets did Marc sell?
\n" ); document.write( "Define variables:
\n" ); document.write( "s=number of student tickets
\n" ); document.write( "a=number of adult tickets
\n" ); document.write( "Define variables:
\n" ); document.write( "\"s+%2B+a+=+464\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2s+%2B+5a+=+1654\"
\n" ); document.write( "Combine:
\n" ); document.write( "\"-2s+-+2a+=+-928\"
\n" ); document.write( "+
\n" ); document.write( "\"2s+%2B+5a+=+1654\"
\n" ); document.write( "=
\n" ); document.write( "\"3a+=+726\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a+=+242\"
\n" ); document.write( "Fill in:
\n" ); document.write( "\"s+%2B+a+=+464\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"s+%2B+242+=+464\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"s+=+222\"
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