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Adult tickets for a play cost $4 and child tickets costs $1. If there were 23 people at a performance and the theater collected $80 from ticket sales, how many ch
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Adult tickets for a play cost $4 and child tickets costs $1. If there were 23 people at a performance and the theater collected $80 from ticket sales, how many children attended the play? Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 4A+1C=80
A+C=23 OR A=23-C THUS 4(23-C)+1C=80 OR 92-4C+1C=80 OR -3C=-12 OR C=4 THEN
A+4=23 OR A=23-4 OR A=19 THEN 4*19+1*4=80 OR 76+4=80 OR 80=80
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