document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=52233>Question 52233</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Adult tickets for a play cost $5 and children tickest cost $2 for 1person. 460 tickets were sold. Recipts for person were $1880. Find the # of adult tcikets sold. You must use the chart.(first colmn in chart is type, than cost,and lastly value) the answer is 320. But I dont know what they plugged into the chart to get this answer. I have the types as Adult, children, and mixture. Cost as 5,2,and 7. And the value as 5x, 2(460-5x) and (460)7. What am I doing wrong? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #42018 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=42018\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=the number of adult tickets sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 460-x=the number of children tickets sold\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know that the amount of $ collected from selling adult tickets (x)($5) plus the amt of $ collected from selling children tickets (460-x)($2) equals $1880. The equation to solve is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+(460-x)(2)=1880 simplifying, we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-2x=1880-920<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=960<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 320 adult tickets\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I think you may be over complicating the problem.  You don't need to worry about the mixture.  That takes care of itself.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "USING THE CHART, WE HAVE:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Column I (Type) will have two entries: x(Number of adult tickets) and 460-x (Number of children tickets); Column II(Cost) will have two entries: $5 (Cost of adult tickets) and $2 (Cost of children tickets); Column III (Value) will also have two entries 5x (value of adult tickets sold) and (460-x)(2)(value of children tickets sold).  Adding Column III to find the total value which will equal 1880, we have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x+(460-x)(2)=1880  The same equation as above\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps----ptaylor\r<BR>\n" );
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