document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=167912>Question 167912</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At a skating rink, students pay $.75 admission and adults pay $1.25. For one night, the recipts were $85 and 100 people paid. How many people were adults? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #123754 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=123754\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.25X+.75(100-X)=85<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.25X+75-.75X=85<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".5X=85-75<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".5X=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=10/.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=20 ADULT TICKETS WERE SOLD.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.25*20+.75(100-20)=85<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25+.75*80=85<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25+60=85<BR>\n" );
document.write( "85=85 </SPAN>\n" );
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