document.write( "Question 1016543: Of the 700 tickets sold to a movie, 480 were full-price tickets costing $9 each. If the gate receipts were $5,200, what did a student ticket cost? \n" ); document.write( "
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Of the 700 tickets sold to a movie, 480 were full-price tickets costing $9 each.
\n" ); document.write( " If the gate receipts were $5,200, what did a student ticket cost?
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\n" ); document.write( "Find the number of student tickets
\n" ); document.write( "700 - 480 = 220
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\n" ); document.write( "let s = the cost of the student tickets
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\n" ); document.write( "220s + 480(9) = 5200
\n" ); document.write( "220s + 4320 = 5200
\n" ); document.write( "220s = 5200 - 4320
\n" ); document.write( "220s = 880
\n" ); document.write( "s = 880/220
\n" ); document.write( "s = $4 for the student tickets
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