document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=432969>Question 432969</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> my question is this: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There were 44,000 people at a ball game in Los Angeles. The day's receipts were $369,000. How many people paid $13.00 for reserved seats and how many paid $6.00 for general admission?  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in the class, we are working with using systems of equations to combine equations and eliminate one variable to figure out the other variable ie:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + y = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - y = -9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and those types of problems. for this question, i can not figure out what to use as variables for either side of the equation. the other word question we were given gave 6 variables, so we were able to plug in a numerical value to each section. here- theres only 4 numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is this a different type of question entirely, or- am i just missing the point entirely?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thanks in advance! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #300094 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=belle3833><B>belle3833(46)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=belle3833><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=belle3833><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=300094\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x be the number of people that paid$13 and y be the number of people that paid $6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so x+y=44000 (the total number of people that attended)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13x+6y=369000 (total revenue)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "These are your two equations. YOu need to solve them simulateously. If you have problems completing it from here please message me </SPAN>\n" );
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