document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=508801>Question 508801</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> helllo, I need help with my project!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I need to graph this equationThe admission fee at a small fair is $1.50 for children and $4.00 for adults. On a certain day 2,200 people enter the fair and $5050 is collected. How many children and how many adults attended? i am not sure how to do it at first i tried doing the box with the equation in the middle and then you give x like for example\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x       4a+1.5c=5050        y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1       4(1)+1.5c=5050\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "can you help me solve this? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks, Genesis\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #341119 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=341119\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a = number of adults<BR>\n" );
document.write( "400a = sales of adult tickets in cents (I'm using cents to avoid the decimals later)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = number of children<BR>\n" );
document.write( "150c = sales of children's tickets in cents<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a + c = 2200<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 2200 -c<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "400a + 150c = 505000 cents<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substitute<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "400(2200-c) + 150c = 505000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "880000 -400c + 150c 505000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-250c = -375000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c = 1500<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 2200-c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 700<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check the receipts to see if this is correct<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4*700 = 2800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.50*1500 = 2250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2800 + 2250 = 5050<BR>\n" );
document.write( "correct<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: They sold 700 adult and 1500 children tickets.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Done. </SPAN>\n" );
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