document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=235401>Question 235401</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Adult tickets for a play cost $25 each and the childrens tickets cost $15 each. The total receipts were $7,200 and the total attendenct was 400. How many adults and how many children attended? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #173397 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=173397\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a=c=400 or a=400-c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25a+15c=7,200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25(400-c)+15c=7,200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10,000-25c+15c=7,200-10,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-10c=-2,800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=-2,800/-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=280 ans. for the number of children tickets sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "400-280=120 adult tickets were sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25*120+15*280=7,200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3,000+4,200=7,200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7,200=7,200 </SPAN>\n" );
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