document.write( "Question 57328: There were 1500 people at a high school football game. Student tickets were $2.00 and adult tickets were $3.50. The total receipts for the game were $3825. How many students bought tickets?
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document.write( "Let a = the number of adult tickets purchased.
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document.write( "Let s = the number of student tickets purchased. Write a system of equations that can be used to determine the number of adult and student tickets purchased.
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document.write( " Determine the number of adults tickets sold and the number of student tickets sold.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #39038 by CrazyMan Jr.(21)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 2s+3.5a = 3825 \n" ); document.write( "s+a = 1500\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2s+3.5a = 3825 1.5a = 825 \n" ); document.write( "2s+2a = 3000 1.5a/1.5 = 825/1.5 a = 550\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Sub In\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2s+3.5(550) = 3825 \n" ); document.write( "2s+1925 = 3825 \n" ); document.write( "2s = 1900 \n" ); document.write( "s = 950\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Sub In Again \n" ); document.write( "950+550 = 1500 \n" ); document.write( "1500 = 1500\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therefore, 550 adult tickets & 950 student tickets were purchased.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "J-Man \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |