SOLUTION: A movie theater charges $4 for an adult ticket and 2$ for a child's ticket. one night 380 tickets were sold for a total of $1320. How many children attended the movie that night?

Question 120560: A movie theater charges $4 for an adult ticket and 2$ for a child's ticket. one night 380 tickets were sold for a total of $1320. How many children attended the movie that night?
I am soooooo confused could someone please help me?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's call the number of adult tickets, A, and the number of children's tickets, C.
What do you know?
1. The total number of tickets sold was 380.
2. The total value of adult tickets ($4xA) children's tickets ($2xC) was $1320.
Use equation 1 to solve for A in terms of C.
1.

Now substitute for A in equation 2 and solve for C.
2.

From 1,

Check your answers.
1.

True statement.
2.

True statement.
Since your answers led to true statement, they are good answers.
280 Adult tickets sold and 100 children's tickets sold.
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