document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=92529>Question 92529</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Adult tickets for a play cost $20 and child tickets cost $16.  If there were 27 people at a performance and the theater collected $464 from ticket sales, how many adults and how many children attended the play?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) 10 adults and 21 children   <BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) 9 adults and 20 children   <BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) 8 adults and 19 children<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) 7 adults and 18 children<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you for any help... </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #67361 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=67361\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=# of adults, y=# of children\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Translate the word problem into a system of equations:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20x%2B16y=464 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20x%2B16y=464\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > the cost of the adults' tickets plus the cost of the children's tickets is equal to $464\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By=27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By=27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > the sum of all who attended is 27\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=solving_linear_system_by_substitution.solver>Solving a linear system of equations by subsitution</A></TD></TR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Lets start with the given system of linear equations<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Now in order to solve this system by using substitution, we need to solve (or isolate) one variable. I'm going to choose y.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Solve for y for the first equation <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16%2Ay=464-20%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16%2Ay=464-20%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=%28464-20%2Ax%29%2F16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=%28464-20%2Ax%29%2F16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 16. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Which breaks down and reduces to <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=29-%285%2F4%29%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=29-%285%2F4%29%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now we've fully isolated y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Since y equals <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=29-%285%2F4%29%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"29-%285%2F4%29%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > we can substitute the expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=29-%285%2F4%29%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"29-%285%2F4%29%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > into y of the 2nd equation. This will eliminate y so we can solve for x.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2Ax%2B1%2Ahighlight%28%2829-%285%2F4%29%2Ax%29%29=27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2Ax%2B1%2Ahighlight%28%2829-%285%2F4%29%2Ax%29%29=27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Replace y with <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=29-%285%2F4%29%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"29-%285%2F4%29%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Since this eliminates y, we can now solve for x.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So when we multiply <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (and simplify) we get <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   Now that we know that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, lets substitute that in for x to solve for y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So this is the other answer<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  So our solution is <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  which can also look like <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Notice if we graph the equations (if you need help with graphing, check out this <a  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Linear-equations/graphing-linear-equations.solver>solver</a>)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  we get <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  and we can see that the two equations intersect at (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=19 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"19\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >). This verifies our answer. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=19 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=19\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Now plug those values into the equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20%2Ax%2B16%2Ay=464 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20%2Ax%2B16%2Ay=464\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So 8 adults and 19 children attended. This means the answer is C) </SPAN>\n" );
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