document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1081261>Question 1081261</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A jazz concert brought in &#8203;$181,000 on the sale of 8,800 tickets. If the tickets sold for $15 and $25 &#8203;each, how many of each type of ticket were&#8203; sold? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "$25: y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y = 8,800 subtract y from both sides: x = 8,800-y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x+25y = 181,000 substitute for x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15(8,800-y)+25y = 181,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distribute the 15 (Distributive Properties of Multiplication):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "132,000-15y+25y = 181,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10y = 49000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 4900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, they sold 4,900 of the $25 and 8,800-4,900 = 3,900 of the $15 </SPAN>\n" );
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