SOLUTION: A particular movie theater charges $7.00 per adult and $3.50 per child. Suppose 400 people attended a movie and the total revenue from ticket sales was $2275. Write linear equat

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Question 1050979: A particular movie theater charges $7.00 per adult and $3.50 per child. Suppose 400 people attended a movie and the total revenue from ticket sales was $2275.
Write linear equations for the two constraints, where
x represents the number of adults attending the movie and
y represents the number of children attending the movie:
1.)______________
2.)______________

Answer by ikleyn(52796)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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A particular movie theater charges $7.00 per adult and $3.50 per child.
Suppose 400 people attended a movie and the total revenue from ticket sales was $2275.
Write linear equations for the two constraints, where
x represents the number of adults attending the movie and
y represents the number of children attending the movie:
1.)______________
2.)______________
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7*x + 3.50*y = 2275,   (1)
  x +      y = 400.    (2)


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