document.write( "Question 381717: If you sold one half of your tickets and gave away one quarter of the rest. It would equal 3,600 tickets. How many did you have in the beginning? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #270730 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Hi,         
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document.write( "Let x represent the number of tickets in the beginning
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document.write( "If I am understanding the question properly:
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document.write( "selling 1/2 of your tickets and giving away 1/4 of the rest = 3600 tickets
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document.write( "x/2 + 1/4(x/2) = 3600
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document.write( "(1/2)x + (1/8)x = 3600
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document.write( "(5/8)x = 3600
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document.write( " x = 3600(8/5)
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document.write( " x = 5760, the number of tickets in the beginning
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