document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=487943>Question 487943</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the school band is raising money.  they plan to sell 500 tickets. adult tickets will be $4.50 and student tickets will be 2.50.  they need to collect $1650 in ticket sales. How many adult and children tickets do they need to sell.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I got the correct answer by playing with numbers. (200 adult tickets and 300 student tickets) how do you write an equation to get there? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #333210 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=333210\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = number of adult tickets they need to sell<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = number of student tickets they need to sell<BR>\n" );
document.write( "given:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+%2B+s+=+500+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+%2B+s+=+500+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4.5a+%2B+2.5s++=+1650+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4.5a+%2B+2.5s++=+1650+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From (2),<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+45a+%2B+25s+=+16500+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+45a+%2B+25s+=+16500+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides of (1) by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then subtract (1) from (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+45a+%2B+25s++=+16500+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+45a+%2B+25s++=+16500+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+-25a+-+25s+=+-12500+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+-25a+-+25s+=+-12500+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+20a+=+4000+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+20a+=+4000+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+=+200+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+=+200+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and, since<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+%2B+s+=+500+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+%2B+s+=+500+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+s+=+300+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+s+=+300+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "They need to sell 200 adult tickets and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300 student tickets </SPAN>\n" );
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