document.write( "Question 901895: tickets for your schools play is $3 for students and $5 for non students. on opening night 937 tickets were sold and $3943 is collected. how many tickets were sold to students and non students \n" ); document.write( "
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n+s=937,
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\n" ); document.write( "n=937-s
\n" ); document.write( "5*(937-s)+3*s=3943
\n" ); document.write( "4685-5s+3*s=3943
\n" ); document.write( "-2*s=-742
\n" ); document.write( "s=371
\n" ); document.write( "n=937-s
\n" ); document.write( "n=566 at $5 and s=371 at $3
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\n" ); document.write( "566+371=937
\n" ); document.write( "5*n+3*s=3943
\n" ); document.write( "5*566+3*371=3943
\n" ); document.write( "2830+1113=3943
\n" ); document.write( "3943=3943
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