document.write( "Question 1151939: an art museum sold 63 tickets in 30 minutes. The ratio of adult to child tickets was 5:1. The ratio of adult to senior tickets was 5:3. How many of each kind of ticket were sold? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let adult tickets be \"x\", child tickets \"y\", and senior tickets \"z\"=>\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By%2Bz=63\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the ratio of adult to child tickets was \"5%3A1\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%3Ay=5%3A1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=5y\"........eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the ratio of adult to senior tickets was \"5%3A3\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%3Az=5%3A3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3x=5z\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=5z%2F3\"........eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "from eq.1 and eq.2 we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5y=5z%2F3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=5z%2F%283%2A5%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=z%2F3\"..........eq.2a\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if art museum sold \"63\" tickets, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By%2Bz=63\"......substitute \"x\" from eq.2 and \"y\" from eq.2a\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5z%2F3%2Bz%2F3%2Bz=63\"..........both sides multiply by \"3\" and solve for \"z\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5z%2Bz%2B3z=63%2A3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9z=189\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z=189%2F9\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z=21\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to \"x=5z%2F3\"........eq.2,substitute \"z\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"x=%285%2A21%29%2F3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"x=5%2A7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"x=35\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"y=z%2F3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=21%2F3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=7\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( " \"35\" adult tickets were sold,
\n" ); document.write( "\"7\" child tickets were sold
\n" ); document.write( "\"21\" senior tickets were sold\r
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