document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=15402>Question 15402</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Admission to a baseball game is $3.50 for general admissions and $6.50 for reserved seats. The receipts were $4491.50 for 967 paid admissions. How many of each ticket were sold? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "r=reserved seats<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g+r=967<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.50g+6.50r=4491.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for g in the first equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g=967-r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute the value of g in the second equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.50(967-r)+6.50r=4491.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distribute<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3384.50-3.50r+6.50r=4491.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3384.50+3r=4491.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3r=1107<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=369<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now plug in the value of r into one of the original equations<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g+369=967<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g=598<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There were 598 general admission tickets sold and 369 reserved seat tickets sold </SPAN>\n" );
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