document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=383873>Question 383873</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A movie theater charges $5 for adults ticket and $2 for childs ticket.  One Saturday the theater sold 785 tickets for a total of $3280.00.  How many children's tickets were sold for the movie that Saturday?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #271757 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=271757\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A movie theater charges $5 for adults ticket and $2 for childs ticket.  One Saturday the theater sold 785 tickets for a total of $3280.00.  How many children's tickets were sold for the movie that Saturday?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "number of adult tickets sold be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of child tickets sold be y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y =785.....................1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+2y=3280...................2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply (1) by -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5x-5y=-3925<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add this equation to(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-5x-5y+2y=-3925+3280<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3y=-645<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 215<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the number of child tickets sold= 215<BR>\n" );
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