document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=960214>Question 960214</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> at the local movie theater, adult tickets are $6 and children under 12 pay only $4 if 34 tickets are sold for a total of $184, how many of the tickets were adult and how many were children tickets? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #586862 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><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=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=586862\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A=number of adult tickets; C=number of child tickets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A+C=34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=34-C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$6A+$4C=$184 Substitute for A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$6(34-C)+$4C=$184<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$204-$6C+$4C=$184 Subtract $204 from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-$2C=-$20 Divide each side by -$2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=10 ANSWER 1: Ten child tickets were sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=34-C=34-10=24 ANSWER 2: Twenty-four adult tickets were sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$6A+$4C=$184 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$6(24)+$4(10)=$184<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$144+$40=$184<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$184=$184 </SPAN>\n" );
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