document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=988816>Question 988816</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Of the 750 tickets sold to a movie, 510 were full-price tickets costing $8 each. If the gate receipts were $5,040, what did a student ticket cost?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #609274 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=609274\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let s be the number of student tickets, then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s + 510 = 750<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 510 from both sides of =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x be the cost of student ticket<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(510 * 8) + (240 * x) = 5040<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4080 + 240x = 5040<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 4080 from both sides of =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "240x = 960<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides of = by 240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4, therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a student ticket cost $4\r<BR>\n" );
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