document.write( "Question 360228: University Theater sold 493 tickets for a play. Tickets cost $23 per adult and $14 per senior citizen. If total receipts were $8270, how many senior citizen tickets were sold? \n" ); document.write( "
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a+s=493
\n" ); document.write( "23a+14s=8270
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\n" ); document.write( "23a+14(493-a)=8270
\n" ); document.write( "23a+6902-14a=8270
\n" ); document.write( "9a=1368
\n" ); document.write( "a=152
\n" ); document.write( "s=493-152=341
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\n" ); document.write( "23*152+14*341=8270
\n" ); document.write( "3496+4774=8270
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