document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=663509>Question 663509</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A local fire hall holds a chicken dinner and charges $8.50 for an adults dinner and $4.00 for a child's dinner. A total of 230 dinners were sold which brought in a total of $1698.50. how many adult and how many children's dinner were sold?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x= </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "y = child's<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=230<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8.50x + 4y = 1698.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8.50(230-y) + 4y = 1698.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1955 - 8.5y + 4y = 1698.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4.5y = -256.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 57 children's dinners sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 230 - 57 = 173 adult's dinners sold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8.5(173) + 4(57) = 1470.50 + 228 = 1698.5<BR>\n" );
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