document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=347951>Question 347951</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The number of students attending the fall play was 150 more than the number of adults attending. Student tickets cost 3.00 and adult tickets cost 5.00. A total of 4730.00 was collected. How many students attended.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "*Note: Let x represent the number of students attending. (x-150) would be the number of adults.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the question states the following to be true<BR>\n" );
document.write( "*$3.00*x + $5.00*(x-150)  = $4730.00<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify and solve for x, the number of students<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 5x - 750 = 4730 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x = 5480<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 685<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check your answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*685 + 5*535 = 4730 </SPAN>\n" );
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