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( "4x + 147.50 - 2.50x = 222.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.50x = 75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 50, the number of adult tickets sold, and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "59 - x = 9, the number of student tickets sold. </SPAN>\n" );
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