document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1023358>Question 1023358</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A youth club held a pancake breakfast to raise money for a trip. Tickets were &#8203;$5 for children and &#8203;$7.50 for adults. If 282 tickets were sold and the group took in &#8203;$1885&#8203;, find the number of adults and the number of children that attended the breakfast. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Make tickets for children = 'x'<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tickets for adults = 'y'<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y = 282.......(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x + 7.5y = 1885....(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply Eq(1) by 7.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.5x + 7.5y = 2115....(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x + 7.5y = 1885......(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract Eq(2) from Eq(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5x = 230<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 92<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute x = 92 into Eq(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y = 282<BR>\n" );
document.write( "92 + y = 282<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 190<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Children = 92<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Adults = 190<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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