document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1124703>Question 1124703</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rock concert sells lower level tickets for $67 and upper level tickets for $73. On the opening night 6481 tickets were sold for a total $461383. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many lower level tickets were sold?  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many upper level tickets were sold?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the number of lower level tickets and y be the number of upper level tickets.  Then the given information tells us<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) x+y = 6481  (the total number of tickets was 6481)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) 67x+73y = 461383  (the total cost of the tickets was 461383)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "With both equations in Ax+By=C form, the easiest way to solve the pair of equations is by elimination.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> multiply equation (1) by 67<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> subtract that new equation from equation (2), eliminating x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> solve the resulting equation for y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> substitute that value of y in equation (1) to solve for x </SPAN>\n" );
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