document.write( "Question 1199536: August is selling tickets for his school play.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-Adults pay $7 a ticket while students pay $5 a ticket.
\n" ); document.write( "-August sells 35 tickets and collects $160.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "How many of each type of tickets did he sell?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A. 40 students and 32 adults\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "B. 20 students and 15 adults\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "C. 4 students and 5 adults\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "D. 15 students and 20 adults
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y adults
\n" ); document.write( "35-y students\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Account for the ticket sales revenue.
\n" ); document.write( "\"7y%2B5%2835-y%29=160\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7y%2B5%2A35-5y=160\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2y=160-5%2A35\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28160-5%2A35%29%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=-7.5\", which is nonsense.
\n" ); document.write( "Something is wrong in the problem description.
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