document.write( "Question 269979: \"a movie theater charges 5.00 for an adult ticket and 2.00 for a childs ticket. One saturday the theater sold 785 ticket for 3280. How many childs tickets were sold for the movie that saturday?\" \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #197817 by rfer(16322)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! a+c=785 a=785-c \n" ); document.write( "5a+2c=3280 \n" ); document.write( "-------------- \n" ); document.write( "5(785-c)+2c=3280 \n" ); document.write( "3925-5c+2c=3280 \n" ); document.write( "-3c=-645 \n" ); document.write( "c=215 children \n" ); document.write( "a=570 adults \n" ); document.write( " |