document.write( "Question 413960: A 200 seat theater charges $3.00 for adults and $1.50 for children. If all seats were filled and the total ticket income was $510 how many adults and how many childen were in the audience? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "full 200 seat theater
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document.write( "Let x and (200-x)represent the number of adult and student tickets respectively
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document.write( "  3x + 1.50(200-x) = $510
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document.write( "Solving for x
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document.write( "           1.50x = 510 - 1.5*200
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document.write( "               x = 210/1.5
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document.write( "               x = 140, number of adult tickets.   60 the number of student tickets.
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document.write( "   $3*140 + $1.50*60 = $420 + $90 = $510 \n" );
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