document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=598117>Question 598117</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A community sponsored a charity square dance where admission was $3 for adults and $1.50 for children. If 168 people attended the dance and the money raised was $432, how many adults and how many children attended the dance?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. What are the two system of equations that you could write to sole this problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. What would you use to solve the system? Why?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c. How many adults and how many children attended the dance? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a. What are the two system of equations that you could write to sole this problem? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. What would you use to solve the system? Why? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. How many adults and how many children attended the dance?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Quantity: c + a = 168<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value: 1.5c +3a = 432 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply thru the Quantity Equation by 3 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3c + 3a = 3*168<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5c+3a = 432<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract lower from upper to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5c = 72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 48 (# of childred)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for \"a\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c + a = 168<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48 + a = 168<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 120 (# of adults)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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