document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=264164>Question 264164</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Six hundred people attended the premiere of a motion picture. Adult tickets cost $7, and children were admitted for $2. If box office receipts totaled $3950, how many children attended the premiere? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #194543 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=194543\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A+C=600  or C=600-A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7A+2C=3,950<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7A+2(600-A)=3,950<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7A+1,200-2A=3,950<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5A=3,950-1,200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5A=2,750<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=2,750/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=550 ADULT TICKETS WERE SOLD.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "600-550=50 CHILDREN'S TICKETS WERE SOLD.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7*550+2*50=3,950<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3,850+100=3,950<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3,950=3,950 </SPAN>\n" );
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