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Adult tickets for a play cost $13 and child tickets cost $3. If there were 20 people at a performance and the theater collected...Question
Adult tickets for a play cost $19 and child tickets cost $10. If there were 35 people at a performance and the theatre collected $476 from ticket sales, how many adults attended the play
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drwls
Two equations, two unknowns.
A = adult tickets sold
C = child tickets sold
A + C = 35
19A + 10 C = 476
Solve
10A + 10C = 350
9A = 126
A = ?
A = adult tickets sold
C = child tickets sold
A + C = 35
19A + 10 C = 476
Solve
10A + 10C = 350
9A = 126
A = ?