document.write( "Question 215854: Thirty students bought pennants for the football game. Plain pennants cost $4 each and fancy ones cost $8 each. If the total bill was $168, how many students bought the fancy pennants? \n" ); document.write( "
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P+F=30
\n" ); document.write( "P=30-F
\n" ); document.write( "4P+8F=168
\n" ); document.write( "4(30-F)+8F=168
\n" ); document.write( "120-4F+8F=168
\n" ); document.write( "4F=168-120
\n" ); document.write( "4F=48
\n" ); document.write( "F=48/4
\n" ); document.write( "F=12 FANCY PENNANTS WERE SOLD.
\n" ); document.write( "30-12=18 PLAIN PENNANTS WERE SOLD.
\n" ); document.write( "PROOF:
\n" ); document.write( "4*18+8*12=168
\n" ); document.write( "72+96=168
\n" ); document.write( "168=168
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