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A theater has tickets at $6 for adults, $3.50 for students, and $2.50 for children under 12 years old. A total of 278 tickets were sold for one showing with a total revenue of $1300. If the number of adult tickets sold was 10 less than twice the number of students tickets, how many of each type of tickets were sold for the showing?
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\n" ); document.write( "Equations:
\n" ); document.write( "a + s + t = 278 tickets
\n" ); document.write( "6a +3.5s + 2.5t = 1300
\n" ); document.write( "a = 2s-10
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\n" ); document.write( "Modify::
\n" ); document.write( "a + s + t = 278
\n" ); document.write( "60a + 35s + 25t = 13000
\n" ); document.write( "a - 2s + 0 = -10
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\n" ); document.write( "Use any method to get:
\n" ); document.write( "a = 150
\n" ); document.write( "s = 80
\n" ); document.write( "t = 48
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