document.write( "Question 1056820: There were​ 36,000 people at a ballgame in Los Angeles. The​ day's receipts from​ $12 reserved seats and​ $6 general-admission seats were​ $258,000 How many of each type of seat were​ sold? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "There were​ 36,000 people at a ballgame in Los Angeles. The​ day's receipts from​ $12 reserved seats and​
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document.write( "Let x = # of $12; y = # of $6.\r\n" );
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document.write( "  x +  y =  36000,   (1)\r\n" );
document.write( "12x + 6y = 258000.   (2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Or, after canceling the factor 6 in (2)\r\n" );
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document.write( " x + y = 36000,      (1')\r\n" );
document.write( "2x + y = 43000.      (2')\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now distract equation (1') from (2').\r\n" );
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