document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1046000>Question 1046000</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Would you mine answering the following?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "AN Aircraft has 36 seats available for passengers.The cost per adult is K948 &amp;amp;amp; K748 per child to fly from POM to Wewak.A total of K28,648 was raised on the flight which had all seats fully sold out.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. WRITE THE EXPRESSION FOR THE NUMBER OF ADULT PASSENGERS INTERMS OF X.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.EXPRESS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN INTERMS OF X.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c.WRITE THE EXPRESSION FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY COLLECTED USING X.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d.SOLVE THE EQUATION IN C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d.HOW MANY CHILDREN WERE ON THE AIRCRAFT?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #661528 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=661528\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Adults=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "children=36-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X+(36-x)=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "948x+748(36-x)=28,648<BR>\n" );
document.write( "948x+26928-748x=28,648<BR>\n" );
document.write( "200x=1720<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8.6 adults.  This is not an integer, so there is no integer number of adults/children that gives the above figure of 28.648.  The number of children is not an integer, either, but 27.4.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "It can be shown that 8.6 adults *948=8152.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27.4 children*748=20495.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "These add to 28,648, and while mathematically correct, it is not possible with people.<BR>\n" );
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