document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=52250>Question 52250</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> adult tickets for a play cost $5 and children tickets cost $2 for 1 person. 460 tickets were sold. Receipts were $1880. Find # of adult tickets sold. Please help me with this problem! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "$5.00(x)+$2.00(460-x)=$1880 [x+y=460, so 460-x=y)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+2(460-x)=1880 [Simplilfy]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+920-2x=1880 [Solve for x]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-2x=-920+1880<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=960<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=320 adult tickets sold<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since x+y=460 and 460-x=y, than 460-320=140 children tickets sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Checking: 320+140=460<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x+2(460-x)=1880 [Plug-in the values for (x=320) and (y=140)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(320)+2(460-(320))=1880 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1880=1880 [Checks out]\r<BR>\n" );
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