document.write( "Question 283701: A movie theater had a certain number of tickets to give away. Five people got the tickets. The first got one-third of the tickets, the second got one-fourth of the tickets, and the third got one-fifth of the tickets. The fourth person got eight tickets, and there were five tickets left for the fifth person. Find the total number of tickets given away.\r
\n" );
document.write( "
\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( " \n" );
document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #205878 by richwmiller(17219) You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "5 people \n" ); document.write( "1/3x went to the first \n" ); document.write( "1/4x went to the second \n" ); document.write( "1/5x went to the third \n" ); document.write( "8 went to the fourth \n" ); document.write( "5 for the fifth \n" ); document.write( "This will work out okay \n" ); document.write( "x*(1/3+1/4+1/5)+13=x \n" ); document.write( "x=60 \n" ); document.write( "check \n" ); document.write( "1/3*60=20 \n" ); document.write( "1/4*60=15 \n" ); document.write( "1/5*60=12 \n" ); document.write( " 13 \n" ); document.write( "total 60 people \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |