SOLUTION: Miguel is selling tickets to a barbecue. Adult tickets cost $7.00 and children's tickets cost $5.00. He sells six more children's tickets than adult tickets. The total amount of mo
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Question 1109942: Miguel is selling tickets to a barbecue. Adult tickets cost $7.00 and children's tickets cost $5.00. He sells six more children's tickets than adult tickets. The total amount of money he collects is $210.00. How many adult tickets and how many children's tickets did he sell?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x children
y adults
Use whatever method you want. Elimination or Substitution.
Notice
and this allows for the system
NOW use Elimination Method on THIS system.
x=21 and y=15.
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