document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=498158>Question 498158</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The admission tickets to a concert was sold $8 for each adult, and $5 for each child. The number of adult tickets sold was 50 less than twice the number of children's tickets sold. If the total sales amounted to $5,900, how many tickets of each type were sold? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x = number of children's tickets sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-50 = number of adult tickets sold<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x+8(2x-50)=5900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+16x-400=5900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "21x=6300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-50=600-50=550<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ans:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300 children's tickets were sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "550 adult tickets were sold </SPAN>\n" );
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