document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1203460>Question 1203460</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> there are 429 people at a play. admission was $1.50 for adults and $0.75 for children the receipts totaled $371.25. How many adults and how many children attended the play? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The solutions from the other tutors are good formal algebraic solutions.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If a formal algebraic solution is not required, here is an informal solution, using the fact that the cost of an adult ticket is exactly twice the cost of a child ticket.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide the total receipts by the cost of a child ticket:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The total receipts are enough to buy 495 child tickets.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But only 429 tickets were sold.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the cost of an adult ticket is twice the cost of a child ticket, the number of adults was 495-429 = 66.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 66 adults; 429-66 = 363 children<br><BR>\n" );
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