document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=720940>Question 720940</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Adult tickets for a game cost $6 each and student tickets cost $3 each. A total of 1040 tickets worth $5400 were sold. How many student tickets were sold? (Chart would help number x price = cost) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #442076 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><B>checkley79(3341)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=442076\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A+C=1,040<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=1,040-C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "NOW REPLACE A IN THE FOLOWING EQUATION & SOLVE FOR C.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6A+3C=5,400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6(1,040-C)+3C=5,400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6,240-6C+3C=5,400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3C=5,400-6,240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3C=-840<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=-840/-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=280 CHILDREN TICKETS WERE SOLD.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A+280=1,040<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=1,040-280<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=760 ADULT TICKETS WERE SOLD.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6*760+3*280=5,400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4,560+840=5,400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5,400=5,400 </SPAN>\n" );
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