document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=886720>Question 886720</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tickets for a concert were priced at $8 for students and $10 for nonstudents. There were 1220 tickets sold for a total of $11,400. How many student tickets were sold? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Quantity Eq:: s + n = 1220 tickets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value Eq::;  8s+10n = 11400<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Modify for elimination:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8s + 8n = 8*1220<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8s + 10n= 11400<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"n\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2n = 1640<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 820 (# of nonstudent tickets sold)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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