document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=408711>Question 408711</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tickets to a local movie were sold at $4 for adults and $2.50 for students. If 59 tickets were sold for a total of $222.50, how many student tickets were sold? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "$4 for adults <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$2.50 for students.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "59 tickets were sold <BR>\n" );
document.write( "total of $222.50, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "adults x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "students y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=59.............1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+2.5y=222.5......2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply (1) by -4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4x-4y=-236<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add to (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x+4x-4y+2.5y=222.5-236<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1.5y=-13.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=9 students tickets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "adult tickets = 50 </SPAN>\n" );
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