SOLUTION: If 74 people attend a concert and tickets for adults cost $3.25 while tickets for children cost $1.75 and total receipts for the concert was $191, how many of each went to the conc

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Question 1149478: If 74 people attend a concert and tickets for adults cost $3.25 while tickets for children cost $1.75 and total receipts for the concert was $191, how many of each went to the concert?

Answer by ikleyn(52756)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let x be the number adults;  then the number of children is  (74-x).


The "money" equation is


    3.25*x + 1.75*(74-x) = 191   dollars.


From this equation, express x and calculate


    x =  = 41.


ANSWER.  41 adult and (74-41) = 33 children.


CHECK.   41*3.25 + 33*1.75 = 191 dollar.   ! Precisely correct !

Solved.

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