SOLUTION: A theater sells children's tickets for $4 and adult tickets for $7. One night, 575 tickets worth $3575 were sold. How many adults and how many children bought tickets?
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Question 905954: A theater sells children's tickets for $4 and adult tickets for $7. One night, 575 tickets worth $3575 were sold. How many adults and how many children bought tickets?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x number of Adult tickets
7x + 4(575-x) = $3575
3x = 3575-4*575
3x = 1275
x = 425, number of Adult tickets. 150 children's tickets
And..checking
$7*425 + $4*150 = $3575
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