SOLUTION: For a Saturday matinee, adult tickets cost $6.50 and kids under 12 pay only $4.00. If 110 tickets are sold for a total of $565, how many of the tickets were adult tickets and how m

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Question 862526: For a Saturday matinee, adult tickets cost $6.50 and kids under 12 pay only $4.00. If 110 tickets are sold for a total of $565, how many of the tickets were adult tickets and how many were sold to kids under 12?
They sold_____ adult tickets and_____ kids tickets.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Hi, Previously Posted

Let x represent cost of adult ticket

 6.50x + 4(110 - x) = 565

           x = 125/2.50 = 50 Adult and 60 kid's tickets    

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