document.write( "Question 339732: for a high school production of west side story, student tickets cost $5 each whole non-student tickets cost $8. if 480 tickets were sold for the saturday night show and a total of $2895 was collected, how mant tickets of each type were sold? \n" ); document.write( "
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For a high school production of west side story, student tickets cost $5 each whole non-student tickets cost $8. if 480 tickets were sold for the saturday night show and a total of $2895 was collected, how many tickets of each type were sold?
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\n" ); document.write( "Equations:
\n" ); document.write( "Quantity Eq.::: x + y = 480
\n" ); document.write( "Value Eq.::::: 5x +8y = 2895
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\n" ); document.write( "Multiply thru the Quantity equation by 5
\n" ); document.write( "5x + 5y = 5*480
\n" ); document.write( "5x + 8y = 2895
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract the 1st from the 2nd:
\n" ); document.write( "3y = 495
\n" ); document.write( "y = 165 (# of non-student tickets sold)
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\n" ); document.write( "Since x+y = 480, x = 480-165 = 315 (# of student tickets sold)
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