document.write( "Question 1136833: If 119 people attend a concert and tickets for adults cost $4 while tickets for children cost $3.25 and total receipts for the concert was $431.75, how many of each went to the concert?
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If \"119\" adults =\"x\" and children= \"y\" attend a concert, we have \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=119\".....eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and if tickets for adults cost $\"4\" while tickets for children cost $\"3.25\", and total receipts for the concert was $\"431.75\", we have \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%2B3.25y=431.75\".....eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solve this system:
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=119\".....eq.1-> both sides multiply by \"4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%2B3.25y=431.75\".....eq.2
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%2B4y=476\".....eq.1
\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%2B3.25y=431.75\".....eq.2
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%2B4y-4x-3.25y=476-431.75\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4y-3.25y=476-431.75\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0.75y=44.25\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=44.25%2F0.75\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=59\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to eq.1, plug in \"y\" value\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=119\".....eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B59=119\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=119-59\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=60\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, there was \"60\" adults and \"59\" children\r
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