document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=971452>Question 971452</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tickets to a concert cost $2 for children and $5 for adults. If 630 people attended the concert and the ticket sales totaled $2,910, how many children attended the concert? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #593949 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=erica65404><B>erica65404(394)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=erica65404><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=erica65404><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=593949\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> make 2 equations<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one for the total amount of people and one for the amount of tickets sold\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=children<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=adults\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there are 630 people total. you add the children and adults together to find the total.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the total amount of ticket sales is the adult sales and the children sales combined. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sales of the children tickets is the $2 times the number of tickets.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sales of the adult tickets is the $5 times the number of tickets.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This can be used to find x in the other problem.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "80 childrens tickets were sold.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the number of adults tickets sold, plug 80 into the first equation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "550 adult tickets were sold.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to check if this is correct plug it into the second equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "80 childrens tickets and 550 adults tickets were sold.\r<BR>\n" );
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