document.write( "Question 898723: At the city museum, child admission is $5.40 and adult admission is $9.20. On Friday,172 tickets were sold for a total sales of $1221.40. How many child tickets were sold that day? \n" ); document.write( "
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c+a=172,
\n" ); document.write( "5.4*c+9.2*a=1221.4
\n" ); document.write( "c=172-a
\n" ); document.write( "5.4*(172-a)+9.2*a=1221.4
\n" ); document.write( "928.8-5.4a+9.2*a=1221.4
\n" ); document.write( "3.8*a=292.6
\n" ); document.write( "a=77.0
\n" ); document.write( "c=172-a
\n" ); document.write( "c=95.0 a=77.0
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\n" ); document.write( "95.0+77.0=172
\n" ); document.write( "5.4*c+9.2*a=1221.4
\n" ); document.write( "5.4*95.0+9.2*77.0=1221.4
\n" ); document.write( "513.0+708.4=1221.4
\n" ); document.write( "1221.4=1221.4
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