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document.write( "Ticket sales for a play total $2200 there are 3 times as many adult tickets sold as childrens tickets. The prices of the tickets for adults and children are $6 and $4 respectively. Find the number of childrens tickets sold. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the number of children tickets. So 3x is the number of adult tickets.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + x = 2200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 2200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You divide 4 to both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x/4 = 2200/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 550<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You replace the x with 550:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(550) + 550 = 2200\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1650 + 550 = 2200 </SPAN>\n" );
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