document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=372477>Question 372477</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The attendance at a scholol variety show was 578 people. A ticket for the lower box is worth 75 and a ticket for the upper box is worth 40. If the total revenue is 29,295,about how many tickets were sold for the lower box?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(Ans. algebrically) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #265300 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=265300\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> lower box - x tickets --------------75 pesos<BR>\n" );
document.write( "upper box -578-x tickets------------40 pesos<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total collection = 29,295<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "75x+40(578-x)=29,295<BR>\n" );
document.write( "75x+23,120-40x=29,295<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35x+23120=29295<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35x=29,295-23120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35x=6175<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=6175/35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 176 tickets <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can also set up a linear system<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y = 578<BR>\n" );
document.write( "75x+40y = 29295<BR>\n" );
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