SOLUTION: The movie theater charges $4 for each child ticket and $7 for each adult ticket. The art club purchased a total of 20 tickets and spent $101.00. How many of each type of ticket d

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Question 260977: The movie theater charges $4 for each child ticket and $7 for each adult ticket. The art club purchased a total of 20 tickets and spent $101.00. How many of each type of ticket did the club buy?
Answer by Greenfinch(383) About Me  (Show Source):
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No of child tickets C which cost 4C
No of adult tickets is 20 - C which cost 7(20 - C)
So 4C + 140 - 7C = 101
-3C = - 39
c = 13
So 13 Childrens' tickets and 7 adult tickets