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At a high school baseball game, G.O. members paid $3.50 each and non-members paid $5.00 each. There were 20 more G.O. members at the game than non-members. If the total receipts was $750, how many tickets of each kind were sold?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let G.O. members tickets be \"x\" and non-members tickets \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "G.O. members paid $\"3.50\" each =>\"3.50x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "non-members paid $\"5.00\" each=>\"5.00y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the total receipts was $\"750\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3.50x%2B5.00y=750\".......eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if there were \"20\" more G.O. members at the game than non-members, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=y%2B20\"........eq.2-> substitute in eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3.50%28y%2B20%29%2B5.00y=750\".......eq.1....solve for \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3.50y%2B70%2B5.00y=750\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8.50y=750-70\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8.50y=680\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=680%2F8.50\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=80\"->the number of non-members tickets \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=y%2B20\"........eq.2
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=80%2B20\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=100\"->the number of G.O. members tickets \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"3.50x%2B5.00y=750\".......eq.1
\n" ); document.write( "\"3.50%2A100%2B5.00%2A80=750\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"350%2B400=750\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"750=750\"\r
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