document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=424727>Question 424727</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Children's tickets to a movie cost $4. Adult tickets cost $7. If 275 tickets were sold for a total cost of $1174, how many of each type were sold? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "This kind of problem can be solved quickly using logical reasoning and simple arithmetic.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If all 275 tickets were children's tickets, the total cost would be 275($4) = $1100; the actual total is $1174, which is $74 more.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference in the cost of an adult ticket and a children's ticket is $3, so the number of adult tickets should be $74/$3.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But that is not a whole number....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means the numbers given in the problem cannot be correct.<br><BR>\n" );
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