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document.write( "At a local high school city championship basketball game, 1435 tickets were sold. A student admission ticket cost $1.50 and an adult admission ticket cost $5.00. The total ticket receipts for the basketball game were $3552.50. How many of each type of ticket were sold?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #436236 by checkley79(3341)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A+S=1435 \n" ); document.write( "A=1435-S \n" ); document.write( "5A+1.50S=3552.50 \n" ); document.write( "5(1435-S)+1.50S=3552.50 \n" ); document.write( "7175-5S+1.5S=3552.50 \n" ); document.write( "-3.5S=3552.5-7175 \n" ); document.write( "-3.5S=-3622.50 \n" ); document.write( "S=-3622.50/-3.5 \n" ); document.write( "S=1035 NUMBER OD STUDENT TICKETS SOLD. \n" ); document.write( "A+1035=1435 \n" ); document.write( "A=1435-1035 \n" ); document.write( "A=400 NUMBER OF ADULT TICKETS SOLD. \n" ); document.write( "PROOF: \n" ); document.write( "5*400+1035*1.50=3552.50 \n" ); document.write( "2000+1552.50=3552.50 \n" ); document.write( "3552.50=3552.50\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |