document.write( "Question 526816: 1. TIckets for the senior play cost $4 for adults and $2 for students. This year there were 600 tickets sold and the class took in $1900 from ticket sales. How many of each type of ticket were sold.\r
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1. TIckets for the senior play cost $4 for adults and $2 for students. This year there were 600 tickets sold and the class took in $1900 from ticket sales. How many of each type of ticket were sold.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Total tickets sold = 600
\n" ); document.write( "Adults Tickets sold = x
\n" ); document.write( "Students Tickets sold = 600-x
\n" ); document.write( "Cost of a Adults ticket = $4
\n" ); document.write( "Cost of students ticket = $2
\n" ); document.write( "Total sell = $1900\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(Adults Tickets sold)*(Cost of a Adults ticket)+(Students Tickets sold)*(Cost of students ticket) = Total sell
\n" ); document.write( "x*4+(600-x)*2=1900
\n" ); document.write( "4x+1200-2x=1900
\n" ); document.write( "4x-2x=1900-1200
\n" ); document.write( "2x=700
\n" ); document.write( "x=700/2
\n" ); document.write( "x=350\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Adults Tickets sold = x = 350
\n" ); document.write( "Students Tickets sold = 600-x = 600-350 = 250\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "350*4+250*2=1900
\n" ); document.write( "1400+500=1900
\n" ); document.write( "1900=1900\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2 The sume of two numbers is 100. Five times the smaller is eight more than the larger. Find the numbers.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Sum of two numbers is 100
\n" ); document.write( "x+y=100
\n" ); document.write( "x=100-y........(1)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Five times the smaller is eight more than the larger
\n" ); document.write( "5x=y+8..........(2)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Put the value of x from (1) to (2)
\n" ); document.write( "5(100-y)=y+8
\n" ); document.write( "500-5y=y+8
\n" ); document.write( "500-8=y+5y
\n" ); document.write( "492=6y
\n" ); document.write( "492/6=6y/6
\n" ); document.write( "82=y
\n" ); document.write( "y=82
\n" ); document.write( "Put the value of y in (1)
\n" ); document.write( "x=100-82
\n" ); document.write( "x=18\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Smaller Number = x = 18
\n" ); document.write( "Larger Number = y = 82\r
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\n" ); document.write( "x+y=100
\n" ); document.write( "18+82=100
\n" ); document.write( "100=100
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\n" ); document.write( "5x=y+8
\n" ); document.write( "5(18)=82+8
\n" ); document.write( "90=90\r
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