document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=988903>Question 988903</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The attendance at a basketball game was 400 people.  Student tickets cost $2 and adult tickets cost $3.  Total ticket sales were $1050.  How many tickets of each type were sold. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y adults<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=400\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+3y=1050\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Prepare the two for use with the Elimination Method:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "E2-E1 gives <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=250%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=250%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and you can find x. </SPAN>\n" );
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