document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=507093>Question 507093</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A Local Travle AGent Service advertsied a round trip to Toronto by motor coach to see a popular stage show for $205. the same trip was available to attend a concert for $195. The tavel service sold 14 tickets to the stage show. How many tickets to the concert were sold if the totle sales were $5990.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I do not need the answer because my teacher gave it to me i just need the steps to solving it. An EQUATION. The answer is 16. I just need an equation. if this is legit Thank you. please respond with an eqaution soon </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = number of concert tickets sold\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since 14 stage show tickets were sold at $205 a piece, this means that the total sales for the stage show alone are 14*205 = 2870 dollars\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Because there were x concert tickets sold at 195 dollars each, this means that the total sales for the concert alone are 195x  (basically 195 times x, and we leave it like that)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The total overall sales will be equal to the sum of the two individual sales.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the total overall sales is 2870 + 195x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But we know that \"the total sales were $5990\", so the last expression equals 5990\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that the equation is 2870 + 195x = 5990\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now solve for x to find your answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2870 + 195x = 5990\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "195x = 5990-2870\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "195x = 3120\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 3120/195\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So 16 concert tickets were sold.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks,\r<BR>\n" );
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