document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=116868>Question 116868</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There were 34,000 people at a ball game in Los Angeles.  The day's receipts were $240,000.  How many people paid $12 for reserved seats and how many paid $5 for general admission? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let # of reserved tickets by \"x\" ; value of these is 12x dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of gen. adm tickets is 34000-x ; value of these is 5(34000-x) = 170000-5x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "value + value = 240,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x + 170,000-5x = 240,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = 70,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 10,000 (# of reserved tickets sold)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "34000-x = 24000 (# of gen adm tickets sold)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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