document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=409645>Question 409645</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your school sold 456 tickets for a high school play. An adult ticket cost $3.50. A student ticket cost $1. Total ticket sales equaled $1131. Let a equal the number of adult tickets sold, and let s equal the number of student tickets sold. A. Write a system of equation that relates the number of adult and student tickets sold to the total number of tickets sold and to the total ticket sales. B. Solve by elimination to find the number of each type of ticket sold. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #288283 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=288283\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > equal the number of adult tickets sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > equal the number of student tickets sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "given:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a+%2B+s+=+456 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a+%2B+s+=+456\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=350a+%2B+100s+=+113100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"350a+%2B+100s+=+113100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (in cents)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply both sides of (1) by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=100%7D%0D%0Aand+subtract+%281%29+from+%282%29%0D%0A%282%29+%7B%7B%7B350a+%2B+100s+=+113100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"100%7D%0D%0Aand+subtract+%281%29+from+%282%29%0D%0A%282%29+%7B%7B%7B350a+%2B+100s+=+113100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-100a+-+100s+=+-45600 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-100a+-+100s+=+-45600\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=250a+=+67500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"250a+=+67500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a+=+270 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a+=+270\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and, from (1),<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a+%2B+s+=+456 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a+%2B+s+=+456\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s+=+456+-+270 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s+=+456+-+270\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s+=+186 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s+=+186\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "270 adult and 186 student tickets were sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=350a+%2B+100s+=+113100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"350a+%2B+100s+=+113100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=350%2A270+%2B+100%2A186+=+113100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"350%2A270+%2B+100%2A186+=+113100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=94500+%2B+18600+=+113100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"94500+%2B+18600+=+113100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=113100+=+113100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"113100+=+113100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "OK </SPAN>\n" );
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