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document.write( "The sum of John and Kevin's age is 74. In three years, John will be three times as old as Kevin. How old are John and Kevin now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A movie theater charges $ 10 for an adult ticket and 6 $ for a child's ticket. The screening of a new movie had attendance of 335 patrons ( adults and children) and generated revenue of $ 2 590. How many adults and how many children attended the movie screening?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #439174 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><B>checkley79(3341)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><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=439174\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> J+K=74<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J+3=3(K+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J+3=3K+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J=3K+9-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J=3K+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3K+6)+K=74<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4K=74-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4K=68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=68/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "K=17 AGE OF KEVIN NOW.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J+17=74<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J=74-17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J=57 AGE OF JOHN NOW.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "57+3=3(17+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60=3*20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60=60<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A+C=335<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=335-C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10A+6C=2,590<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10(335-C)+6C=2,590<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3,350-10C+6C=2,590<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4C=2,590-3,350<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4C=-760<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=-760/-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=190 CHILDREN'S TICKETS WERE SOLD.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A+190=335<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=335-190<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=145 ADULT TICKETS WERE SOLD.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10*145+190*6=2,590<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1,450+1,140=2,590<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2,590=2,590\r<BR>\n" );
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