document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=35622>Question 35622</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I know equations but I have no idea how to solve word problems of equations. Please help me!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The admission fee at a small fair is $1.50 for children and $4.00 for adults. On a certain day, 2200 people enter the fair and $5050 is collected. How many children and how many adults attended?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #21889 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=21889\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let C = the number of children at $1.50 each.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number of adults is 2200 - C at $4.00 each.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total collected from the sum of these two groups is $ 5050.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you can set up the equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(C)($1.50) + (2200-C)($4.00) = $5050.00 Simplify and solve for C.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5C + 8800 - 4C = 5050<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2.5C + 8800 = 5050 Subtract 8800 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2.5C = -3750 Divide both sides by -2.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C = 1500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number of children attended was 1500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number of adults attended was 2200 - 1500 = 700\r<BR>\n" );
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