document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1008292>Question 1008292</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At the city museum, child admission is $5.50 and adult admission is $8.60. On Tuesday, 139 tickets were sold for a total sales of $1028.00. How many adult tickets were sold that day?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Quantity Equation:: c + a = 139 tickets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value Equation::  5.5c+8.6a = 1028<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Modify for elimination::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "55c + 55a = 55*139<BR>\n" );
document.write( "55c + 86a = 10280<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"a\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "31a = 2635<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 85 (# of adult tickets sold)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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