document.write( "Question 178044: Tickets to the school play are $7.00 for adults and $5.50 for students. If the total value of all the tickets sold is $3825 and 100 more students bought tickets than adults, how many adults and students bought tickets? \n" ); document.write( "
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Tickets to the school play are $7.00 for adults and $5.50 for students. If the
\n" ); document.write( " total value of all the tickets sold is $3825 and 100 more students bought
\n" ); document.write( " tickets than adults, how many adults and students bought tickets?
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\n" ); document.write( "let a = no. of adults
\n" ); document.write( "let s = no. of students
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\n" ); document.write( " the total$ equation
\n" ); document.write( "7a + 5.5s = 3825
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\n" ); document.write( "it says,\" 100 more students bought tickets than adults,\" equation for this:
\n" ); document.write( "s = a + 100
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute (a+100) for s in the total$ equation:
\n" ); document.write( "7a + 5.5(a+100) = 3825
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\n" ); document.write( "7a + 5.5a + 550 = 3825
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\n" ); document.write( "12.5a = 3825 - 550
\n" ); document.write( "a = \"3275%2F12.5\"
\n" ); document.write( "a = 262 adults
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\n" ); document.write( "I'll let you find the number of students, Check solutions in total$ equation \n" ); document.write( "
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