document.write( "Question 771577: The band members sold tickets to their concert performance. Some were $5 tickets, and some were $6 tickets. There were 16 more than twice as many $6 tickets sold as $5 tickets. The total sales were $1643. How many tickets of each price were sold?\r
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x= Number of $5 tickets
\n" ); document.write( "y= Number of $6 tickets
\n" ); document.write( "Total sold value
\n" ); document.write( "5 x + 6 y = 1643 .............1
\n" ); document.write( "condition
\n" ); document.write( "y=2x+16
\n" ); document.write( "-2 x + 1 y = 16 .............2
\n" ); document.write( "Eliminate y
\n" ); document.write( "multiply (1)by -1
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply (2) by 6
\n" ); document.write( "-5 x -6 y = -1643
\n" ); document.write( "-12 x + 6 y = 96
\n" ); document.write( "Add the two equations
\n" ); document.write( "-17 x = -1547
\n" ); document.write( "/ -17
\n" ); document.write( "x = 91
\n" ); document.write( "plug value of x in (1)
\n" ); document.write( "5 x + 6 y = 1643
\n" ); document.write( "455 + 6 y = 1643
\n" ); document.write( " 6 y = 1643 -455
\n" ); document.write( " 6 y = 1188
\n" ); document.write( " y = 198
\n" ); document.write( "x= 91 Number Of $5 tickets
\n" ); document.write( "y= 198 Number Of $6 tickets
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