document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1016446>Question 1016446</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Adult tickets cost $3 more than student tickets. He buys 8 student tickets and 6 adult tickets, and he spends a total of $102. What is the price of one adult ticket? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #632821 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=632821\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Call their costs a and s.  Then we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = s + 3  and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8s + 6a = 102<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substituting in we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8s + 6(s+3) = 102<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8s + 6s + 18 = 102<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14s + 18 = 102<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14s = 84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = $6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = $9 </SPAN>\n" );
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