document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1114919>Question 1114919</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 584 tickets have been sold for the schools play. An adult ticket costs $5 and a student ticket costs $3. The total ticket sales are $2112. Use a system of equations to solve for the number of student tickets that have been sold to the play.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #729846 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=729846\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To solve as a system of equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation for the number of tickets sold:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + s = 584 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply all elements in this equation times 5:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5a + 5s = 2920 (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation for the total $ tickets sold:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5a + 3s = 2112 subtract this equation from (1):<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5a + 5s = 2920<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5a + 3s = 2112<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0a + 2s = 808<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rewrite, since the value of a is 0:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2s = 808<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 404<BR>\n" );
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