document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=481920>Question 481920</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jack brought his wife and 4 kids to a local town picnic.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The tickets cost 14 dollars.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bill brought his wife and 6 kids and his tickets cost 23 dollars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much do the adult tickets cost?  How much do the kid tickets cost?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I would have guessed that kids tickets would have been $4.50 a piece since there was a 9 dollar difference between the two families.  But 4.50 was not one of the answers. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "this problem. It might have been misprinted<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = cost of a kid's ticket<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = cost of an adult's ticket<BR>\n" );
document.write( "given:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For Jack:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4a+%2B+2b+=+14+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4a+%2B+2b+=+14+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "For Bill,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+6a+%2B+2b+=+23+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+6a+%2B+2b+=+23+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4a+=+14+-+2b+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4a+=+14+-+2b+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+=+%2814+-+2b%29%2F4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+=+%2814+-+2b%29%2F4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+6a+=+23+-+2b+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+6a+=+23+-+2b+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+a+=+%2823+-+2b%29%2F6+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+a+=+%2823+-+2b%29%2F6+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%2814+-+2b%29%2F4+=+%2823+-+2b%29%2F6+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%2814+-+2b%29%2F4+=+%2823+-+2b%29%2F6+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+6%2A%2814+-+2b%29+=+4%2A%2823+-+2b%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+6%2A%2814+-+2b%29+=+4%2A%2823+-+2b%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+84+-+12b+=+92+-+8b+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+84+-+12b+=+92+-+8b+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+12b+-+8b+=+84+-+92+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+12b+-+8b+=+84+-+92+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4b+=+-8+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4b+=+-8+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+b+=+-2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+b+=+-2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, the Adults get paid $2 each to go to the picnic. Such a deal! </SPAN>\n" );
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