document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1025626>Question 1025626</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The zoo charges $14 for each adult ticket and $3 for each child. The total bill for 196 people was $1039. How many adults and how many children went. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Quantity Eq:: a + c = 196<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value Eq:::: 14a+3c = 1039<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Modify for elimination::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3a + 3c = 3*196<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14a + 3c = 1039<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"a\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11a = 451<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 41 (# of adults)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 196-41 = 155 (# of children)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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