document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=825616>Question 825616</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tickets for the school play sell for $3 for a student and $5 for an adult. one night, 595 people bought tickets. the school took in $1951. How many adult tickets and how many student tickets were sold? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I did so far: 3s+5A=595  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #497447 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fermat><B>Fermat(136)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fermat><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fermat><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=497447\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let s be the number of students.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let a be the number of adults.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total number of people = s + a = 595.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Tickets for students are $3/student, so revenue from students = 3s dollars.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tickets for adults are $5/adult, so revenue from adults = 5a dollars.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total revenue = 3s + 5a = 1951.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Our two equations then are,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s + a = 595<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3s + 5a = 1951<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiplying the 1st eqn by 3,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3s + 3a = 1785<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3s + 5a = 1951<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtracting the 1st eqn from the  2nd eqn,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a = 266<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 133<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 595 - 133 = 462<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Number of adult tickets sold = 133<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Number of student tickets sold = 466 </SPAN>\n" );
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