document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1136897>Question 1136897</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The admission fee at an amusement park is $1.25 for children and $4.80 for adults. On a certain day, 234 people entered the park, and the admission fees collected totaled 683 dollars. How many children and how many adults were admitted? <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 #754732 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=754732\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let c be the number of children and a be the number of adults<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1) a +c = 234<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2) 4.80a +1.25c = 683<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve equation 1 for a<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 234 -c<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substitute for a in equation 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4.80(234 -c) +1.25c = 683<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1123.2 -4.80c +1.25c = 683<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3.55c = -440.2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c = 124<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 234 -124 = 110<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are 110 adults and 124 children<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check answer by substituting for a and c in equation 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4.80(110) +1.25(124) = 683<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "528 +155 = 683<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "683 = 683<BR>\n" );
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