document.write( "Question 1165695: a small art museum charges $5 for an adult ticket and $3 for a student ticket . at the end of the day the museum sold 81 tickets and made $371. how many of each type of ticket did the museum sell? \n" ); document.write( "
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let a = no. of adult tickets ($5)
\n" ); document.write( "let s = no. of student tickets ($3)
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\n" ); document.write( "A small art museum charges $5 for an adult ticket and $3 for a student ticket .
\n" ); document.write( " at the end of the day the museum sold 81 tickets and made $371.
\n" ); document.write( "a + s = 81
\n" ); document.write( "5a + 3s = 371
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\n" ); document.write( "multiply the 1st equation by 3, subtract from 2nd equation
\n" ); document.write( "5a + 3s = 371
\n" ); document.write( "3a + 3s = 243
\n" ); document.write( "---------------Subtraction eliminates s, find a
\n" ); document.write( "2a + 0 = 128
\n" ); document.write( "a = 128/2
\n" ); document.write( "a = 64 adult tickets
\n" ); document.write( "find s
\n" ); document.write( "81 - 64 = 17 students
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\n" ); document.write( "Check using the 2nd equation
\n" ); document.write( "5(64) + 3(17) =
\n" ); document.write( "320 + 51 = 371
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