document.write( "Question 1202625: If 118 people attend a concert and tickets for adults cost $3.75 while tickets for children cost $2.50 and total receipts for the concert was $366.25, how many of each went to the concert?\r
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document.write( "If the number of adults is \"a\", then the number of children is (118-n).\r\n" );
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document.write( "With it, write the total money equation in the form\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3.75a + 2.50*(118-a) = 366.25  dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and find \"a\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3.75a + 2.50*118 - 2.50a = 366.25\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3.75a - 2.50a = 366.25 - 2.50*118\r\n" );
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document.write( "        1.25a     =      71.25\r\n" );
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document.write( "            a     =      71/25/1.25 = 57.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  57 adults and 118-57 = 61 children.\r\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK.  57*3.75 + 61*2.50 = 366.25 dollars, total money.  ! correct !\r\n" );
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