document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1199536>Question 1199536</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> August is selling tickets for his school play.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-Adults pay $7 a ticket while students pay $5 a ticket.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-August sells 35 tickets and collects $160.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many of each type of tickets did he sell?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 40 students and 32 adults\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B. 20 students and 15 adults\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C. 4 students and 5 adults\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D. 15 students and 20 adults </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem is clearly faulty as posted.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The cheapest tickets cost $5 each; 35 of them would cost 35($5) = $175.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "He could not sell 35 tickets and collect only $160.  (If he is being honest....)<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If this is actually an exam question, by far the easiest way to find the answer is to see which of the answer choices gives the right total of $160.  (Obviously, since the problem is faulty, none of them do....)<br><BR>\n" );
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