SOLUTION: 30% of the tickets sold by a movie theater were children's tickets at $4 ea. The rest of the tickets were sold at the full price of $8.50 ea. The theater collected $252 for the ch

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Question 447238: 30% of the tickets sold by a movie theater were children's tickets at $4 ea. The rest of the tickets were sold at the full price of $8.50 ea. The theater collected $252 for the childrens tickets. How many tickets did they sell in all?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let total tickets sold be x
chidren tickets sold = 0.3x
other tickets sold = 0.7x
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children tickets cost $4.00
other tickets = $8.50
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0.3x*4= 252
1.2x=252
x=252/1.2
x= 210 tickets
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