document.write( "Question 1109345: At the movie theater, child admission is $5.10 and adult admission is $9.40. On Thursday, 124 tickets were sold for a total sales of $868.90. How many adult tickets were sold that day? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #724327 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! At the movie theater, child admission is $5.10 and adult admission is $9.40. On Thursday, 124 tickets were sold for a total sales of $868.90. How many adult tickets were sold that day? \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "Equations: \n" ); document.write( "Quantity:: a + c = 124 tickets \n" ); document.write( "Value:: 9.4a + 5.1c = 868.90 \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------ \n" ); document.write( "Modify:: \n" ); document.write( "51a + 51c = 51*124 \n" ); document.write( "94a + 51c = 8689 \n" ); document.write( "------------------------ \n" ); document.write( "43a = 2365 \n" ); document.write( "a = 55 (# of adult tickets sold) \n" ); document.write( "---------- \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "------------ \n" ); document.write( " |