document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1096650>Question 1096650</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Last Tuesday Regal Cinemas sold a total of 8500 movie tickets. Proceeds totalled $64600. Tickets can be bought in one of the three ways. A matinee admission costs $5, student admission is $6 all day, regular admissions are $8.50. How many of each type were sold if twice as many student tickets were sold as matinee tickets? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #805139 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CubeyThePenguin><B>CubeyThePenguin(3113)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CubeyThePenguin><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=CubeyThePenguin><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=805139\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> r = number of regular tickets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = number of student tickets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = number of matinee tickets\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r + s + m = 8500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8.5r + 6s + 5m = 64600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 2m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug the third equation (s = 2m) into the other equations.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r + 3m = 8500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8.5r + 17m = 64600\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can use any method (substitution, elimination, graphing) to solve for r and m. Plug those values back into the first equation and you are done. </SPAN>\n" );
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