document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=784830>Question 784830</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> suppose you sell a total of 292 tickets for a football game. an adult ticket cost $3.00 and a student ticket cost $1.00. The sponsors collect $470 in ticket sales. Write and solve a system to find the # of each ticket.  I got this so far:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a + 1s =470\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Quantity Equation: a + s = 292 tickets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value Equation::: 1*a+3s = 470<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substract and solve for \"s\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2s = 178<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 89 (# of student tickets sold)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"a\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + s = 292<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + 89 = 292<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 203 (# of adult tickets sold)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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