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A local theater sold 500 seats for an upcoming play. Ticket prices for adults were $63.00 and the ticket prices
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A local theater sold 500 seats for an upcoming play. Ticket prices for adults were $63.00 and the ticket prices for children were $31.00. If the theater made $26,444.00 for the show, how many adults and how many children attended?
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A local theater sold 500 seats for an upcoming play. Ticket prices for adults were $63.00 and the ticket prices for children were $31.00. If the theater made $26,444.00 for the show, how many adults and how many children attended?
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let x=number of adults attending
500-x=number of children attending
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63x+31(500-x)=26444
63x+15500-31x=26444
32x=10944
x=342
500-x=158
number of adults attending=342
number of children attending=158
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