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document.write( "Tickets for an event cost $1 children, $12 for adults and 4$ for seniors.The total ticket sales were $1110
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Algebra.Com's Answer #64402 by ptaylor(2198)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x=number of child tickets sold \n" ); document.write( "Then x+30=number of adult tickets sold \n" ); document.write( "And 3x=number of senior tickets sold\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now we are told that:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "$1x+$12(x+30)+$4(3x)=$1110 get rid of parens ($ are understood)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+12x+360+12x=1110 subtract 360 from both sides\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+12x+360-360+12x=1110-360 collect like terms\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "25x=750 divide both sides by 25\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x=30------------------------number of child tickets sold\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+30=30+30=60----------------------------number of adult tickets sold\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3x=3*30=90---------------------------------number of senior tickets sold\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "CK\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "30*1+60*12+90*4=1110\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "30+720+360=1110\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1110=1110\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |