document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=69177>Question 69177</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 students bought tickets?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let a = the number of adult tickets purchased<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let s = the number of student tickets purchased.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. write a system of equations that can be used to determine the number of adult and student tickets purchased.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. determine the number of adults tickets sold and the number of student tickets sold. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #49454 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=49454\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><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 students bought tickets? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "let a = the number of adult tickets purchased<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let s = the number of student tickets purchased. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. write a system of equations that can be used to determine the number of adult and student tickets purchased. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+s=1500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2s+3.5a=3825<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. determine the number of adults tickets sold and the number of student tickets sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute s=1500-a to solve for a, as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(1500-a)+3.5a=3825<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3000-2a+3.5a=3825<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5a=825<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=550 (number of student tickets purchased)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s=1500-550=950 (number of adult tickets purchased)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "stan H.<BR>\n" );
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