document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=335464>Question 335464</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The attendance at a moving theater on a certain day was 737 persons. If there were 289 more adults than children, how many children were there? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #240439 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Jeannie1012><B>Jeannie1012(8)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Jeannie1012><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Jeannie1012><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=240439\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are going to use substitution to answer this problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First make clear what will represent what. You write a let statement for this.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Step 1:Let a= adults and Let c = children<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we know that there are 737 people total so we write the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 2:     a + c = 737\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we know that there are 289 more adults than children. So adults a minus 289 = children c. so you substitute that into your equation a + (a-289) = 737\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "step 3: a+a = 2a and  you can't add letters and number so it become 2a-289 =737\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "step 4:    2a -289 = 737 add 289 to both sides to get the a on a side by its self         2a = 1026\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "step 5: divide both sides by 2 to get the a alone<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         2a /2 =  a   and  1026/2 = 513<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so a = 513\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 6: plug it in to the orginal a + c = 737<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                513 + c = 737<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 513 from both sides    c = 224\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now you have the value of both a and c you can plug them in and check<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + c = 737<BR>\n" );
document.write( "513 + 224 =737\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so there were 224 children and 513 adults. </SPAN>\n" );
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