document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1094912>Question 1094912</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A basketball team sells tickets that cost&#8203; $10, $20,&#8203; or, for VIP&#8203; seats,&#8203; $30. The team has sold 3235 tickets overall. It has sold 182 more&#8203; $20 tickets than&#8203; $10 tickets. The total sales are &#8203;$62,170. How many tickets of each kind have been&#8203; sold? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many %10 dollar tickets 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 #709515 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13200)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><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=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=709515\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br>Tutor ikleyn posts some very good responses to questions; however, she is highly prejudiced about the \"right\" way to work problems.  The method suggested by josgarithmetic is NOT, as ikleyn says, a road to nowhere.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In fact, if you are solving the problem using matrices to solve a system of linear equations, the method suggested by josgarithmetic is exactly the way to go.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "On the other hand, if you are solving the problem using algebra with pencil and paper, I would definitely go with the one-variable method shown by ikleyn. </SPAN>\n" );
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