document.write( "Question 1151523: If each adult ticket cost $9 and each children ticket cost $5. The total cost you spent was 110 dollars , and you bought 14 tickets in total. How many children and adult ticket did you buy ? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "You can start from these equations\r\n" );
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document.write( "     A  + C =  14      (1)   (counting people)\r\n" );
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document.write( "    9A + 5C = 110      (2)   (counting money)\r\n" );
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document.write( "where C and A are the numbers of children and adults, respectively.\r\n" );
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document.write( "From equation (1), express  C = 14-A  and substitute it into equation (2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "    9A + 5*(14-A) = 110.      (3)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Next, simplify and solve\r\n" );
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document.write( "    9A + 5*14 - 5A = 110\r\n" );
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document.write( "    4A             = 110 - 70 = 40\r\n" );
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document.write( "     A                        = 40/4 = 10.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  10 adults and 14-10 = 4 children.\r\n" );
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