document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=897177>Question 897177</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tickets for a school play sold for $7.50 for each adult and $3.00 for each child. The total receipts for 115 tickets totaled $678. Find the number of adult tickets sold. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #546701 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=546701\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a+c=115,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.5*a+3*c=678<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=115-c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.5*(115-c)+3*c=678<BR>\n" );
document.write( "862.5-7.5c+3*c=678<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4.5*c=-184.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=41.0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=115-c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=74 at 7.5 and  c=41 at 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "74+41=115<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.5*a+3*c=678<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.5*74+3*41=678<BR>\n" );
document.write( "555.0+123=678<BR>\n" );
document.write( "678.0=678<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ok\r<BR>\n" );
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