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document.write( "Tickets to a recital cost $2.00 for children, $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for seniors citizens. After the recital, the organizers find that 570 people attended, and $1,950 was earned from ticket sales.However,they are unable to find a record of exactly how many children,adults,and senior citizens attended. All they can find is a cryptic note from the theater manager stating that three-fourths as many senior citizens as children attended \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #192326 by rfer(16322)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! C+.75C+A=570 \n" ); document.write( "1.75C+A=570 \n" ); document.write( "A=570-1.75C \n" ); document.write( "----------------- \n" ); document.write( "2C+3(.75C)+5A=1950 \n" ); document.write( "-------------------- \n" ); document.write( "2C+2.25C+5(570-1.75C) \n" ); document.write( "2C+2.25C+2850-8.75C=1950 \n" ); document.write( "-4.5C=-900 \n" ); document.write( "C=225 Children \n" ); document.write( ".75C=169 Seniors \n" ); document.write( "A=176 Adults \n" ); document.write( " |