document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=388926>Question 388926</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A full price ticket for a college basketball game costs $6.00, and a student ticket costs $4.25. If 496 tickets were sold, and the total recepits were $2,498.25, how many tickets were student tickets? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Quantity: f + s = 496<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value:  6f + 4.25s = 2498.25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply thru Quantity by 6 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6f + 6s = 6*496<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract that from Value and solve for \"s\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1.75s = -477.75<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s = 273 (number of student tickets)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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