document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=985802>Question 985802</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve algebra problem - the attendance at a ball fame was 400 people. students tickets cost $2 and adults tickets cost $3. if $1050 was collected in ticket sales how many if each type were sold. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A=number of adult tickets; S=number of student tickets<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A+S=400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S=400-A<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$2S+$3A=$1050<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$2(400-A)+$3A=$1050<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$800-$2A+$3A=$1050<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$1A=$250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=250 ANSWER 1: 250 adult tickets were sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S=400-A=400-250=150 ANSWER 2: 150 student tickets were sold.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$2S+$3A=$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" );
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