document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=432960>Question 432960</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tickets to a local movie were sold at $5.00 for adults and $3.50 for students. If 370 tickets were sold for a total of $1415.00, how many adult tickets were sold? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #300090 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Lstark01><B>Lstark01(4)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Lstark01><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=300090\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> your 2 equations to solve this are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A + C = 370<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5.00A + 3.50C = 1415.00\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the first equation, if you subtract C from both sides you get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 370 - C\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substitute this in for the second equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5.00(370-C) + 3.50C = 1415.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1850 - 5.00C + 3.50C = 1415.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1850 - 1.5C = 1415.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1850 on both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1.5C = -435.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide by -1.5 on both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C = 290 children tickets.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A + 290 = 370<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 290 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 80 adult tickets were sold.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you want to check your work:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5.00(80) + 3.50(290) = 1415.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "400.00 + 1015 = 1415.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1415.00 = 1415.00 </SPAN>\n" );
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