document.write( "Question 838290: A community center sells ticket to a baseball game. Adult tickets are $5 each and children get in for $2. If the center sells 85 tickets and collects $275, how many adult tickets were sold? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "center sells 85 tickets 
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document.write( " adult and  children tickets
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document.write( "Adult tickets are $5 each and children get in for $2.
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document.write( "center collects $275
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document.write( " $5x + $2(85-x) = $275 ****
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document.write( "  5x + 170 - 2x = 275
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document.write( "     3x = 105
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document.write( "      x = 35 adult tickets  sold
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document.write( "CHECKING our answer*** (50 childen tickets sold :  85-35
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document.write( "$5*35 + $2* 50 = $175 + $100 = $275 \n" );
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