document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=951687>Question 951687</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> there were 405 tickets sold. cardholders tickets are $1.25 and non-cardholders tickets are $2.50. total amount collected was $713.75. how many of each kind were sold? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #581232 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><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=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=581232\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> c=cardholders tickets; n=non-cardholders tickets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c+n=405<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=405-n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$1.25(c)+$2.50(n)=$713.75 Substitute for c.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$1.25(405-n)+$2.50(n)=$713.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$506.25-$1.25(n)+$2.50(n)=$713.75 Subtract $506.25 from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$1.25(n)=$207.50 Divide each side by $1.25.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=166 ANSWER 1:There were 166 non-cardholder tickets sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=405-n=405-166=239 ANSWER 2: There were 239 cardholder tickets sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$1.25(c)+$2.50(n)=$713.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$1.25(239)+$2.50(166)=$713.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$298.75+$415.00=$713.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$713.75=$713.75 </SPAN>\n" );
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