document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1048279>Question 1048279</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tickets of a program at college cost $5 for general admission or $4 with a student ID. If 181 people paid to see a performance and $798 was collected, how many of each type of ticket 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 #663894 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=663894\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let general admission be x and students y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y = 181 subtract y on both sides and you get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 181-y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x+4y = 798 substitute for  x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(181-y)+4y = 798<BR>\n" );
document.write( "905-5y65+4y = 798<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-y = -107 divide both sides by -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 107<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There were 107 students and 181-107 = 74 general adm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(107*4)+(74*5) = 798 Correct.<BR>\n" );
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