document.write( "Question 410054: Is there a strategy which explains the step-by-step procedure for solving algebraic word problems? \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #288475 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Hi
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document.write( "My recommendation would be to follow the following steps:
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document.write( "I.Defining the variable(s), might recommend using x for consistency
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document.write( " majority of problems can be written in terms of one variable,
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document.write( " Some require two variables and two equations, rare to see them here.
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document.write( "II.Stating the Question Algebraically
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document.write( "III.Solving for x
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document.write( "IV.CHECKING the Answer***\r
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document.write( "Example:  a movie was was attended by 212 people. 
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document.write( "Children's tickets were $4 and adult tickets were $8. If the amount from
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document.write( " tickets sales was $1448, how many children and how many adults attended?\r
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document.write( "I.Let x and (212-x) represent the number of adult and children's tickets respectively
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document.write( "II.Question states***
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document.write( " 8x + 4(212-x) = 1448
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document.write( "III.Solving for x
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document.write( "     4x = 600
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document.write( "      x = 150, number of adult tickets. 62 children's tickets. (212-150)  
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document.write( "Iv.CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( "    $8*150 + $4*62 =  $1200 + $248 = $1448
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