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document.write( "Solve the problem by using a system of equations.
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document.write( "The income from a student production was $13,500. The price of a student ticket was $3, and nonstudent tickets were sold at $6 each. Four thousand tickets were sold. How many tickets of each kind were sold?
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document.write( "student tickets: ?
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document.write( "nonstudent tickets: ? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #313892 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Student tickets x \n" ); document.write( "Non student tickets y \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "x+y=4000.............1 \n" ); document.write( "3x+6y= 13500 .............2 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "multiply (1)by -6 \n" ); document.write( "Multiply (2) by 1 \n" ); document.write( "-6x-6y=-24000 \n" ); document.write( "3x+6y=13500 \n" ); document.write( "Add the two equations \n" ); document.write( "-3x=-10500 \n" ); document.write( "/-3 \n" ); document.write( "x=3500 \n" ); document.write( "plug value of x in (1) \n" ); document.write( "x+y=4000 \n" ); document.write( "3500+y= 4000 \n" ); document.write( "y=4000-3500 \n" ); document.write( "y=500 \n" ); document.write( " y = 500.00 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |