document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1000113>Question 1000113</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Adult tickets for a concert were $5 each and student tickets were $2 each. A total of 980 tickets , worth $3460, were sold. How many adult tickets were sold? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #617595 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=617595\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let adult and student tickets be x and y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number equation is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y = 980<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The value equation is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x + 2y = 3460<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's multiply the first by two and subtract it from the second...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x + 2y = 3460<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-(2x + 2y = 1960)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 1500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 500 adult tix<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 480 student tix </SPAN>\n" );
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