document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=797742>Question 797742</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Adult tickets for a play cost $12 and child tickets cost $4. If there were 27 people at a performance and the theater collected $260 from ticket sales, how many children attended the play? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #481924 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=481924\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a=number of adult tickets; c=number of children's tickets.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+c=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=27-a<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12a + 4(27-a)=260<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12a+108-4a=260<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8a=152<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=8<BR>\n" );
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