document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=450059>Question 450059</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two hundred tickets were sold for a baseball game, which amounted to $840. Student tickets cost $3, and adult tickets cost $5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. Let x be the nuber of student tickets sold and y be the number of adult tickets sold.  Writ a system of linear equations whose solution give the nuber of each type of ticket sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. Use the method of substitution to solve the system. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #316510 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><B>jorel1380(3719)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><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=jorel1380><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=316510\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x+y=200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+5y=840<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=(840-5y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+3y=600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "840-5y+3y=600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "240=2y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There were 80 student tickets sold, and 120 adult tickets sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80(3)+120(5)=240+600=840..<BR>\n" );
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