document.write( "Question 1099984: Entrance tickets for a carnival are $8 for children and $13 for adults. If one evening 867 tickets were sold with total receipts of $8381, how many children and how many adults entered the carnival? \n" ); document.write( "
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c+a=867
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\n" ); document.write( "8c+13a=8381
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\n" ); document.write( "8(867-a)+13a=8381
\n" ); document.write( "6936-8a+13a=8381
\n" ); document.write( "5a=8381-6936
\n" ); document.write( "5a=1445
\n" ); document.write( "a=1445/5
\n" ); document.write( "a=289 adults
\n" ); document.write( "867-289=578 children
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\n" ); document.write( "8*578+13*289=
\n" ); document.write( "4624+3757=$8381
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