document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=405198>Question 405198</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a couple purchased two NHL hockey tickets and two NBA tickets for 153.92 A hockey ticket cost 4.32 more than a basketball ticket. What were the prices of the individual tickets? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "So for this one you need to write two equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2NHL + 2NBA = 153.92<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1NHL = 4.32 + 1NBA <BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can substitute 4.32 + 1NBA for 1NHL in the first equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(4.32 + 1NBA) + 2NBA= 153.92 => 8.64 + 2NBA + 2NBA = 153.92<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplified: 8.64 + 4NBA = 153.92<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then you subtract 8.64 from both sides and get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4NBA = 145.28 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then divide both sides by 4 and you get: 1NBA = 36.32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since 1 NHL ticket is 4.32 more than 1 NBA ticket:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1NHL = 36.32 + 4.32 = 40.64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 NHL ticket costs 40.64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 NBA ticket costs 36.32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I hope this helps! </SPAN>\n" );
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