SOLUTION: Two types of tickets are sold for a concert. Adult tickets each cost $13, while child tickets each cost $7. A total of 155 tickets are sold, bringing in a total of $1,727. How many

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Question 662498: Two types of tickets are sold for a concert. Adult tickets each cost $13, while child tickets each cost $7. A total of 155 tickets are sold, bringing in a total of $1,727. How many adult tickets were sold?
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Hi,

total of 155 tickets are sold

 Adult ticketshighlight%28x%29 each cost $13, while child ticketshighlight%28155-x%29 each cost $7.

Question states*** total revenue from the tickets = $1,727

  13x + 7(155-x) = 1727   ||solve for x