document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1024042>Question 1024042</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> john and mike sold 58 tickets. john sold 14 more than mike what is linear equation<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 #639548 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=639548\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let j and m be the number of tickets John and Mike sold.  Then we can write<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j + m = 58  and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j = m + 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "These are the equations we use to solve this.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To do so, we will substitute into the first equation, like this...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m+14 + m = 58<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2m + 14 = 58<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2m = 44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 22 tickets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j = m + 14 = 36 tickets </SPAN>\n" );
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