document.write( "Question 857341: A theatre contains 468 seats and the ticket prices for a recent play were $40 for adults and $17 for children. If the total proceeds were $11,912 for a sold-out matinee, how many of each type of ticket were sold? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x represent the number of adult tickets ⇒children's number is 
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document.write( " 40x + 17(468-x) = 11912
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document.write( "        23x = 11912 - 17*468     |Solve for x and then find (468-x) as well
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