document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=69084>Question 69084</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Adult tickets for a play cost $11.00 and child tickets cost $10.00.  If there were 23 people at a performance and the theater collected $246.00 from ticket sales, how many children attended the play?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help me to solve this  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #49167 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><B>Nate(3500)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><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=49167\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a = number of adult tickets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = number of child tickets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + c = 23 or a = 23 - c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11a + 10c = 246<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11(23 - c) + 10c = 246<BR>\n" );
document.write( "253 - 11c + 10c = 246<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-c = -7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 23 - 7 = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 adult tickets and 7 child tickets </SPAN>\n" );
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