SOLUTION: Adult tickets for a play cost $25 each and children's tickets cost $15each. The total receipts were $7200 and the total attendance was 400. How many adults and how many children at
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Question 155887: Adult tickets for a play cost $25 each and children's tickets cost $15each. The total receipts were $7200 and the total attendance was 400. How many adults and how many children attended?
Answer by jojo14344(1513) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Remember:
Total attendance =400, so ----------------------> eqn 1
Total receipts = $7200.00:
--------------------------------------> eqn 2
In eqn 1 we get, --> substitute in eqn 2:
----->
--------------------> no. of Adults attended
For Children, go back eqn 1:
------------> no. of Children attended
In doubt? go back eqn 2:
Thank you,
Jojo
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