document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=572247>Question 572247</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tickets for adults cost 2.00 and tickets for kids cost 1.00.  If 175 people attended and the total amount of money made was 255, how many students attended the game </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #368693 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathsmiles><B>mathsmiles(68)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathsmiles><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=mathsmiles><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=368693\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Adult tickets are 2.00.  Let's use A to mean the number of adult tickets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Kids tickets are 1.00.  Let's use K to mean the number of kids tickets.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A + K = 175 since the total number of people was 175\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The amount of money is $2 times the number of adults plus $1 times the number of kids, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2A + 1K = 255\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we have 2 equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2A + K = 255<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A + K = 175\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using elimination method, subtract the above two equations vertically giving <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2A + K = 255<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-A - K = -175<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = 80\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There were 80 adult tickets.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the total of adult and kids tickets is 175, this leave 95 kids tickets.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One final check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2A + K = 255<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(80) + 95 = 255<BR>\n" );
document.write( "160 + 95 = 255<BR>\n" );
document.write( "255 = 255  Correct!\r<BR>\n" );
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