SOLUTION: The owner of a movie theater was counting the money from 1 days ticket sales. He knew that a total of 150 tickets were sold. Adult tickets cost $7.50 each and children's cost $4.75
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Question 937691: The owner of a movie theater was counting the money from 1 days ticket sales. He knew that a total of 150 tickets were sold. Adult tickets cost $7.50 each and children's cost $4.75 each. If the total receipts for the day were $891.25, how many of each kind of tickets were sold?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = adult tickets sold
y = child tickets sold
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x + y = 150
7.50x + 4.75y = 891.25
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put the system of linear equations into standard form
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x + y = 150
7.50x + 4.75y = 891.25
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x = adult tickets sold = 65
y = child tickets sold = 85
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