document.write( "Question 466008: Ron and kathy are ticket sellers at their class play, ron handling student tickets that sell for 2.00 each anf kathy selling adult tickets for 6.50 each. If their total income for 27 tickets was 139.50, how many did each sell? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "27 tickets 
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document.write( "Let x and (27-x) represent the # of adult and student tickets respectively
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document.write( "Question states***
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document.write( " 6.50x + 2(27-x) = 139.50
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document.write( "     4.5x = 85.5
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document.write( "        x = 19, number kathy sold. Ron sold 8.  (27-19)
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( " $6.5*19 + $2*8 = $123.50 + $16 = $139.50 \n" );
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