document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=66570>Question 66570</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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 adult and student tickets were sold? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hint: Again two equations for two unknowns. Write one for the number of tickets and one for the value of the tickets. You're on your own this time. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x=number of adult tickets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 1500-x=number of student tickets\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we are told that the receipts taken in from selling adult tickets ($3.50x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plus the receipts taken in from selling student tickets [$2.00(1500-x)] equals $3825.  So our equation to solve is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$3.50x+$2.00(1500-x)=$3825\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$3.50x+$3000-$2.00x=$3825  subtract $3000 from both sides:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$1.50x=$3825-$3000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$1.50x=$825<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=550 adult tickets sold\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1500-x=1500-550=950 student tickets sold\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ck\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "550($3.50)+950($2.00)=$3825\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$1925+$1900=$3825<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$3825=$3825\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps-----ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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