document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1192104>Question 1192104</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The school drama club hosted a spring musical. The club charged $3 per child and $5 per adult. A total of 374 tickets were sold, raising 1,524. How many child and adult tickets were sold?( Please explain/ show work as well ) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If a formal algebraic solution is not required, here is a way to solve this kind of problem informally.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) If all 374 tickets were child tickets, the total raised would be 374($3) = $1122; the actual total was $1524; the difference is $1524-$1122 = $402.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) The cost of each adult ticket is $2 more than the cost of a child ticket.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) The number of adult tickets was $402/$2 = 201.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER 201 adults tickets; so 374-201 = 173 child tickets<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "CHECK: 201(5)+173(3) = 1005+519 = 1524<br><BR>\n" );
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