document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=19986>Question 19986</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A family purchased 7 tickets for a train ride.  The total cost was $27.  If adult tickets were $5, and children's tickets were $3, find the number of each type of ticket purchased.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let y be the childern tickets\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=7-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(x)+3(y)=27 (substitute)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+3(7-x)=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+21-3x=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+21-21=27-21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7-3=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore there were 3 adults ticket purchased and 4 childer tickets purchased. </SPAN>\n" );
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