SOLUTION: A theatre contains 408 seats and the ticket prices for a recent play were ​$49 for adults and ​$19 for children. If the total proceeds were ​$12 comma 492 for a&#
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Question 1125925: A theatre contains 408 seats and the ticket prices for a recent play were $49 for adults and $19 for children. If the total proceeds were $12 comma 492 for a sold-out matinee, how many of each type of ticket were sold?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of adult tickets
Let = number of children's tickets
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(1)
(2)
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solve for a and b
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