document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=54709>Question 54709</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Adult tickets for a play cost $11 and child tickets cost $10.  If there were 23 people at a performance and the theater collected $246 from ticket sales, how many children attended the play? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #36992 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><B>tutorcecilia(2152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=tutorcecilia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=36992\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ax+By=C [Use the standard equation of a line]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=23 [Total tickets sold, so substitute (y=23-x)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "($10)(x)+($11)(23-x)=$246<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x+11(23-x)=246<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x+253-11x=246<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x-11x=246-253<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1x=-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Children's tickets=($10)(7)=$70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Adult's tickets = ($11)(23-7)=$176<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$176+$70=$246 </SPAN>\n" );
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