document.write( "Question 387388: tickets to a local movie were sold at $6.00 for adults & $4.50 for students. If 270 tickets were sold for a total of $1590.00, how many student tickets were sold?
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document.write( " 270 tickets were sold       
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document.write( "Let x and (270-x) represent the number of adult and student tickets respectively
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document.write( "Question States***
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document.write( " $6*x + $4.50(270-x) = $1590
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document.write( "solving for x
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document.write( "  6x + 4.50*270 - 4.50x = 1590
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document.write( "       1.50x = 1590 - 1215
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document.write( "       1.50x = 375
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document.write( "           x = 250, the number of adult tickets.  Student tickets = 20\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( "   $6*250 + 20*$4.50 = $1590 \n" );
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