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\n" ); document.write( "The owner of a movie theater was counting the money from 1 day's ticket sales. He knew that a total of 150 tickets were sold.
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document.write( "12*a + 8*(150-a) = 1576.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for a.\r\n" );
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document.write( "a + c = 150,\r\n" );
document.write( "12a + 8c = 1576.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the system for \"a\" and \"c\".\r\n" );
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