document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=14190>Question 14190</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  It's a word problem that I'm having trouble setting up. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 'Your school's drama club charges $4 per student for admission to /Our Town/, The club borrowed $400 from parents to pay for costumes, props, and the set. After paying back the parents, the drama club has $100. How many students attended the play?'\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                                          Mandy </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #7130 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=7130\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = the number of students who paid $4.00 each to see \"Our Town\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the club was able to reimburse the parents' $400.00 and still have $100.00 left, the club must have collected $500.00 ($400 + $100).  Now you can set up the equation to solve for x, the number of students.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x($4.00) = $500.00 Divide both sides by $4.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 125 Students attended the play, assuming, of course that they all paid to enter.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thornton Wilder would be gratified at the turn-out. </SPAN>\n" );
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