document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=3390>Question 3390</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  I've tried many times to find the answer... and I've also never had a real big thing for math that's why I'm in summer school right now... If I could get any help at all it would be great, and maybe a brief x-pla. on how it's to be done<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"A theater sells children's tickets for $4 and adult tickets for $7. One night 575 tickets worth $3575 were sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many adults and children bought tickets\"<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 #1488 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=pannalal><B>pannalal(9)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=pannalal><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=1488\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It is a very simple problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assume, tickets were sold to x children and y adults.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As the total number of tickets sold were 575, so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=575 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=575\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ...(1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The worth of tickets was $3575, so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x+%2B+7y+=+3575 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x+%2B+7y+=+3575\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ... (2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On Multiplying Eq(1) by 4 and subtracting from Eq(2):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3y+=+1275 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3y+=+1275\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+425 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+425\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, from Eq(1) x = 150\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, there were 150 children and 425 adults.\r<BR>\n" );
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