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( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #477269 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=xinxin><B>xinxin(76)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=xinxin><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=477269\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3a + 1s = 470 (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + s = 292 (2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can arrange either (1) or (2) to get an equation with only one variable. For example, (2) can be rearranged as a = 292 - s (3). Next we need to combine (1) and (3) to get s: 3 * (292 - s) + s = 470, s = 203. So a is 89.\r<BR>\n" );
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