document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=608387>Question 608387</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 500 people shopped at a candy store and spent a total of $500.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The women each spent $1, the men each spent $5, and the children spent 1 cent.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many men shopped at the store? How many women? How many children? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #383209 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=flame8855><B>flame8855(424)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=flame8855><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=flame8855><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=383209\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x is women<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y is men <BR>\n" );
document.write( "z is children<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y+z = 500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+5y+0.01z=500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since x+5y+0.01z=500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the z has to be a multiple of 100 since there are no decimal numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 100 children would leave 400 people to spend $499. 200 children would leave 300 people to spend $498.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300 children would leave 200 people to spend $497. 400 children would leave 100 people to spend $496<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it is about trail and error<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the values of x y and z must be whole numbers no decimals<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the right answer is 99 men 1 women and 400 children. </SPAN>\n" );
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