document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=958081>Question 958081</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Students can buy tickets to a basketball game for $2. The admission for nonstudents is $3. If 400 tickets are sold and the total receipts are $910, how many student tickets are sold? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #585504 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=585504\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Students can buy tickets to a basketball game for $2. The admission for nonstudents is $3. If 400 tickets are sold and the total receipts are $910, how many student tickets are sold?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-----------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Quantity:: s + n = 400 tickets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value::   2s + 3n = 910 dollars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--------------------------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Modify for elimination::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2s + 2n = 800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2s + 3n = 910<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-----<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"n\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 110 (# of non-student tickets sold)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-----------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for \"s\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 400 - 110 = 290 (# of student tickets sold)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "---------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "------------ </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );