document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=121760>Question 121760</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here's my question: Adult tickets for a play cost $11 and child tickets cost $10. If there were 23 people at a performance and the theater collected $246 from ticket sales, how many children attended the play? I got 16 children, but I have a feeling that's not right. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #89447 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oscargut><B>oscargut(2103)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oscargut><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=oscargut><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=89447\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let A= number of adults and C= number of children then:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A+C=23  and    11A + 10C= 246 then\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C=23-A then  11A+10(23-A)=246 then  A=16 then C=7 then:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7 Children attended the play </SPAN>\n" );
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