document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=985289>Question 985289</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A high schools parent teacher organization has raised $1800 to help pay for a trip to an amusement park. They ask that there be one adult for every five students attending. Adult tickets cost  $45  and student tickets cost $30.  If the group wants to take 50 students,  how much will each student need to pay so the adults agreeing to chaperone pay nothing </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x=number of chaperones needed.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/50 students=1 adult/5students<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/10=1 adult<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10 adults<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To pay for 50 students and 10 adults:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50($30)+10($45)=$1500+$450=$1950<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They have collected $1800, so they are $150 short.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$150/50students=$3/student<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: Each student must pay $3.00.  </SPAN>\n" );
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