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Let number of adults and children be A and C, respectively\r\n" );
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document.write( "                                         .25C = 56.5 ----- Subtracting eq (ii) from eq (i)\r\n" );
document.write( "                Number of children, or \r\n" );
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document.write( "                                       A + 226 = 429 ------ Substituting 226 for C in eq (i)\r\n" );
document.write( "                   Number of adults, or

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