SOLUTION: At a club play , 117 tickets were sold Adults~ tickets cost $1.25,and children~s tickets cost $0.75.in all,$129.75 was taken in.How many of each kind of tickets were sold ? Help pl
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Question 901629: At a club play , 117 tickets were sold Adults~ tickets cost $1.25,and children~s tickets cost $0.75.in all,$129.75 was taken in.How many of each kind of tickets were sold ? Help please its a using a system of two equation I dont understand please help ... Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! At a club play , 117 tickets were sold Adults~ tickets cost $1.25,and children~s tickets cost $0.75.in all,$129.75 was taken in.How many of each kind of tickets were sold ?
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let x=number of adult tickets sold
let y=number of children tickets sold
x+y=117
y=117-x
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1.25x+.75y=129.75
1.25x+.75(117-x)=129.75
1.25x+87.75-.75x=129.75
.50x=42
x=84
y=117-84=33
number of adult tickets sold=84
number of children tickets sold=33
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