document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=973464>Question 973464</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If Jason sold 457 tickets for a total cost of $1161 and student tickets cost $2 and adult tickets cost $3 how many adult tickets and how many student tickets were sold. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A=adult tickets; S=student tickets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A+S=457<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S=457-A Use this to substitute for S.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$2S+$3A=$1161 Substitute for S.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$2(457-A)+$3A=$1161<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$914-$2A+$3A=$1161<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$1A=$247 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=247 ANSWER 1: 247 Adult tickets were sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S=457-A=457-247=210 210 Student tickets were sold.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$2S+$3A=$1161<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$2(210)+$3(247)=$1161<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$420+$741=$1161<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$1161=$1161<BR>\n" );
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