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8000 people attended a concert, ticket sales were $8 for adults and $4 for children. Total ticket sales was $52,000. How many adults and how many children attended. But show the work/formula.
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\n" ); document.write( "Equations:
\n" ); document.write( "Quantity Equation: a + c = 8000
\n" ); document.write( "Value Equation::: 8a + 4c=52000 dollars
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\n" ); document.write( "Adjust the 1st equation for elimination:
\n" ); document.write( "8a + 8c = 8*8000
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract the Value Equation from that and solve for \"c\":
\n" ); document.write( "4c = 64000-52000
\n" ); document.write( "4c = 12000
\n" ); document.write( "c = 3000 (# of children's tickets sold)
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\n" ); document.write( "Since a + c = 8000, a = 5000 (# of adult tickets sold)
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "

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