SOLUTION: Mr.Frankel bought 7 tickets to a puppet show and spent $46. He bought a combination of child tickets for $2 each and adult tickets for $10 each. Which system of equations below wil

Question 582188: Mr.Frankel bought 7 tickets to a puppet show and spent $46. He bought a combination of child tickets for $2 each and adult tickets for $10 each. Which system of equations below will determine the number of adult tickets,"a", and the number of child tickets,"c", he bought? Show Work
A.) a + c = 322
a + c = 7
B.) a = c - 10
10a + 2c = 46
C.) 10a + 2c = 46
a + c = 7
D.) 2a + 2c = 53
a + c = 7
Answer by dfrazzetto(283) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
C.) 10a + 2c = 46
a + c = 7
a + c = 7 (total tickets must be 7)
10a + 2c = 46 (cost equation)

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4 adult tickets, ($40) and 3 child tickets ($6)

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