SOLUTION: As manager of the Continental Theatre, each evening Joe is responsible to verify the number of adult and child tickets sold. One Friday evening the theatre sold 252 tickets, total
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Question 1045884: As manager of the Continental Theatre, each evening Joe is responsible to verify the number of adult and child tickets sold. One Friday evening the theatre sold 252 tickets, totaling $1095. Admission price for adults is $5 and the price for children is $3.50. How many of each were sold?
One equation is c+a = 252. What is the second equation?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Think about how much 
children's tickets are worth and how much 
adult tickets are worth. The sum of these two values is $1095.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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