document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=253673>Question 253673</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At a firefights' pankcake breakfast, the firefighters raised $1,395.00 by serving 345 people. The cost of an adult's ticket (a) to the pancake breakfast, was $5.00 and the cost of a child's ticket (c) to the breakfast was $3.00. Which was the number of adult tickets sold? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #186223 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=186223\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A+C=345 OR A=345-C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5A+3C=1,395<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(345-C)+3C=1,395<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1,725-5C+3C=1,395<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2C=1,395-1,725<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2C=-330<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=-330/-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=165 CHILDREN'S TICKETS WERE SOLD,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "345-165=180 ADULT TICKETS SOLD.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5*180+3*165=1,395<BR>\n" );
document.write( "900+495=1.395<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.395=1,395 </SPAN>\n" );
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