document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=26407>Question 26407</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here is the word problem I need help with.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Adult tickets for a play cost $17 and child tickets cost $8.  If there were 24 people at a performance and the theather collected $363 from ticket sales, how many children attend the play?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #14252 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=14252\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let number of adults be \"x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number of child tics is \"24-x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value of adult tickets is 17x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value of child tickets is 8(24-x)=192-8x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Value + Value = 363 dollars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17x+192-8x=363<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x=171<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x=19 (number of adult tickets sold)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24-x=5 (number of child tickets sold)\r<BR>\n" );
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