document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=591963>Question 591963</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The OFY student council voted to go to a baseball game for their annual trip. They bought 30 tickets. Some of the tickets cost $21 each, and some cost $27 each. The total cost of all the tickets was $696. How many of the $21 tickets did they buy?......PLEASE HELP </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's x be the number of $21 tickets and y is the number of $27 tickets.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We will have a linear system of two equations:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total  bought tickets: x + y = 30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total cost: 21x + 27y = 696\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the system to find x and y.\r<BR>\n" );
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