document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1107515>Question 1107515</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, sorry for the trouble I’m 11 and I don’t know how to do the problem. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Tickets for admission to a high school football game cost 3$ for students and 5$ for adults. During one game, $2995 was collected from the sale of 279 tickets. How many adult tickets and student 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 #722521 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=722521\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This can't work to make $2995 in sales for 279 adult tickets (the maximum), because that would net $1395 only.  Accordingly, I edited the question to make the total sales $995.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Adult tickets=A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Student tickets=S<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A+S=279<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5A+3S=995<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5A-5S=-1395, multiplying the top by -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2S=-400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S=200 students or $600 total<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=79 adults or $395 total<BR>\n" );
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