document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1119157>Question 1119157</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 3357 tickets overall. It has sold 157 more&#8203; $20 tickets than&#8203; $10 tickets. The total sales are &#8203;$64 comma 64,640. How many tickets of each kind have been&#8203; sold?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# $10 tickets sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# $20 tickets sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# $30 tickets sold </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #734634 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=734634\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let a = no. of $10 ticket<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let b = no. of $20 tickets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let c = no. $30 tickets<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write an equation for each statement<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A basketball team sells tickets that cost&#8203; $10, $20,&#8203; or, for VIP&#8203; seats,&#8203; $30.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total sales are  64,640.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10a + 20b + 30c = 64640<BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplify divide by 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + 2b + 3c = 6464<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " The team has sold 3357 tickets overall.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + b + c = 3357<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " It has sold 157 more&#8203; $20 tickets than&#8203; $10 tickets.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = a + 157<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-a + b = 157<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " How many tickets of each kind have been&#8203; sold?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We solve this as a matrix using that feature on a ti83 or similar<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + 2b + 3c = 6464<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + b + c = 3357<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-a + b + 0 = 157<BR>\n" );
document.write( "enter<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1, 2, 3, 6464<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1, 1, 1, 3357<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1,1 0 = 157<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Resulting in <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 1150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 1307<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 900 </SPAN>\n" );
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