Re: Can someone write this out for me?
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It took me a while to get this, because I have no formal math skills whatsoever. I ended up just using common sense and the process of elimination, but it was frustrating not knowing how to put this into the proper mathematical equation form. Can someone on here show me the correct way to write this problem out, along with the answers? There seems to be too many variable for a simple algebraic equation. But there must be a way to put this into a proper math equation. Thanks.
500 people go to see a movie. The theater takes in a total of $500. The admission is as follows:
Men $5, Women $1, Children a penny.
How many in attendance were men? How many were Woman? And how many were Children?
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500M + 100W + C = 50,000
M + W + C = 500
Multiplying second equation by 500 and subtracting from first:
-400W - 499C = -200,000
400W + 499C = 200,000
W + 499*C/400 = 500
C = 400, W = 1 => M = 99
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