document.write( "Question 369959: the circus came to town and one hundred people attended. the admission receipts came to $100. tickets are 5 dollars per man, 2 dollars per woman, and 10 cents per child. how many men,woman, and children attended \n" ); document.write( "
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Let M be the number of men, W the number of women, C the number of children
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\n" ); document.write( "1.\"M%2BW%2BC=100\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"5M%2B2W%2BC%2F10=100\"
\n" ); document.write( "2.\"50M%2B20W%2BC=1000\"
\n" ); document.write( "You have 3 unknowns but only 2 equations.
\n" ); document.write( "You need another independent equation to be able to solve for your unknowns.
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