document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=911377>Question 911377</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We are working with solving multi-step equations with one variable.  I need to write an equation to solve the following:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The attendance at a baseball game was 400 people.  Student tickets cost $2 and adult tickets cost $3. Total tickets sales were $1050.   How many tickets of each type were sold?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I can't figure out what the equation should be using x to represent the number of tickets.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #553058 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=553058\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> total sold 400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total sales 1050<BR>\n" );
document.write( "product sold at 2 and 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+b=400,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*a+3*b=1050<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=400-b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We have two equations with two variables.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We will substitute to make one equation with one variable<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*(400-b)+3*b=1050<BR>\n" );
document.write( "800-2b+3*b=1050<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1*b=250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=400-b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=150 at $2 and  b=250 at $3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "150+250=400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*a+3*b=1050<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*150+3*250=1050<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300+750=1050<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1050=1050<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ok<BR>\n" );
document.write( "codetickv\r<BR>\n" );
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