document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=910452>Question 910452</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Last Friday night, 320 attended a play at a local theatre.  Adult tickets for the play cost $8 and children’s tickets cost $5.  If the box office took in $2170 from ticket sales that evening, determine how many adult tickets were sold. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "8x + 5(320-x) = 2170<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x + 1600 - 5x = 2170<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 570/3 = 190, the number of adult tickets </SPAN>\n" );
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