document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=70483>Question 70483</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please solve the question:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Adult tickets for a play cost $9 and child tickets cost $8.  If there were 23 people at a performance and the theater collected $193 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 #50241 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><B>checkley75(3666)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><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=50241\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A+C=23 A=23-C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9A+8C=193<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9(23-C)+8C=193<BR>\n" );
document.write( "207-9C+8C=193<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-C=193-207<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-C=-14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=14 CHILDREN TICKETS SOLD<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A+14=23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=23-14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=9 ADULT TICKETS SOLD<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9*9+14*8=193<BR>\n" );
document.write( "81+112=193<BR>\n" );
document.write( "193=193 </SPAN>\n" );
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