document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=898240>Question 898240</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For a Saturday matinee, adult tickets cost $3.50 and kids under 12 pay only $3.00. If 77 tickets are sold for a total of $254, how many of the tickets were adult tickets and how many were sold to kids under 12?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "$3.50x + $3.00(77-x) = $254 (x the number of adult tickets)<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x = (254 - 231)/.50 = 46 Adult, kids 31 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=77-46 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"77-46\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$3.50*46 + $3.00*31 = ____ </SPAN>\n" );
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