document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=896021>Question 896021</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A class sold tickets for a dance. Student tickets cost $2 and faculty tickets cost $2.50. A total of $450 was collected and 216 tickets were sold. How many faculty tickets were sold? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The actual revenue collected was $450.  The difference between $540 and $450 is $90.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference between the student and faculty tickets are $2.50-$2, or .50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$90.00 / .50 = 180 student tickets sold <BR>\n" );
document.write( "That leaves 216-180, or 36 as faculty tickets.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "180 student tickets at $2 = $360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36 faculty tickets at $2.50 = $90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$360 + $90 = $450 </SPAN>\n" );
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