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document.write( "One day 660 people visited the local zoo.  Senior citizens attended free, children paid $3 each and adults paid $5 each.  If twice as many children visited as the senir citizens, and $2292 was collected, how many children visited the zoo that day?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm lost with word problems<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 #71760 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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=71760\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2C=S<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C+S+A=660 OR C+2C+A=660 OR 3C+A=660 OR A=660-3C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5A+3C=2292 NOW REPLACE A BY (660-3C)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(660-3C)+3C=2292<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3300-15C+3C=2292<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12C=2292-3300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12C=-1008<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=-1008/-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=84 NUMBER CHILDREN ATTENDING. THEREFORE THERE WERE 2*84=168 SENIORS. (FREE-LOADERS)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*84+84+A=660<BR>\n" );
document.write( "168+84+A=660<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=660-252<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=408 NUMBER OF ADULTS.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3*84+5*408=2292<BR>\n" );
document.write( "252+2040=2292<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2292=2292\r<BR>\n" );
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