document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=434976>Question 434976</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hilton university drama club sold 311 tickets for a play.students tickets cost 50 cents each;nonstudent tickets cost $1.50.if total receipt were $385.50,find how many tickets of each type 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 #301154 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=301154\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 	students tickets		x	Numbers					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	non student tickets	------------	y Numbers					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x	+		y	=	311	.............1		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.5	x	+	1.5	y	=	385.5	.............2		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Eliminate y									<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply (1)by 	-1.5							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply (2) by	1							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1.5	x-1.5	y	=	-466.5			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.5	x1.5	y	=	385.5			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add the two equations									<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1	x				=	-81			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/	-1								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=81students tickets			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plug value of 	x	in (1)					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1	x	+	1	y	=	311			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "81		+	1	y	=	311			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "			1	y	=	311		-81	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "			1	y	=	230			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=230  	=	230.00	non student tickets<BR>\n" );
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