document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=93658>Question 93658</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sorry this is not from a book.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Tickets for a play at the community theater cost $14 for and adult and $2 for a child.  If 270 tickets were sold and the total receipts were $2340, how many of each type of ticket were sold?  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I do not think I am setting the right equation.  x + y + 270 = 2340 I am sure I am off because it does not look right.  Any help in the right direction would be wonderful.  Thanks.... </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "In problems of this type you need to keep quantity and value separate.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let # of adult tickets be \"x\" ; Value of these is 14x dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of child tickets is \"270-x\" ; value of these is 2(270-x) = 540-2x dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "value + value = $2340<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14x + 540-2x = 2340<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x = 1800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 150 (# of adult tickets sold)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "270-x = 120 ( # of child tickets sold)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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