document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1108619>Question 1108619</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> adult tickets to the aquarium costs $22 each while child tickets cost $15 each. If a large group bought 32 tickets and paid $543, how many child tickets were purchased </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Quantity EQ:: a + c = 32 tickets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value EQ::: 22a +  15c = 543 dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Modify for elimination::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "22a + 22c = 22*32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "22a + 15c = 543<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtrace and solve for \"c\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7c = 161<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 27 (# of child tickets sold)<BR>\n" );
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