document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1127503>Question 1127503</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The total number of passengers riding a certain city bus during the morning shift is 1300. If the child's fare is $0.50, the adult fare is $1.50, and the total revenue from the fares in the morning shift is $1450, how many children and how many adults rode the bus during the morning shift?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "children <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 #743915 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=743915\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a + c = 1300 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "so if we substract the adults what's left is children: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 1300 - a<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.50a + 0.50c = 1450 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "substitute for c:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5a + 0.50(1300 - a) = 1450<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5a + 650 - 0.50a = 1450<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1a = 1800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 800 this is the number of adults<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The children:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1300 - 800 = 500 children<BR>\n" );
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