document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=833441>Question 833441</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There were 495 tickets sold for a basketball game. The activity cardholder's tickets cost $1.25 and the non cardholder's ticket cost $2.25. The total amount of money collected was $750.75. How many of each ticket were sold? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=number of tickets sold to cardholders<BR>\n" );
document.write( "495-x=number of tickets sold to non cardholders<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.25x+2.25(495-x)=750.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.25x+1113.75-2.25x=750.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=363<BR>\n" );
document.write( "495-x=132<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of tickets sold to cardholders=363<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of tickets sold to non cardholders=132\r<BR>\n" );
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