SOLUTION: At a movie theater, the adult ticket price is $8 and the child ticket price is $6. For a certain movie, 210 tickets were sold and $1500 was collected. How many adult tickets were

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Question 876084: At a movie theater, the adult ticket price is $8 and the child ticket price is $6. For a certain
movie, 210 tickets were sold and $1500 was collected. How many adult tickets were sold?

Answer by harpazo(655) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let a = adult ticket
Let c = children ticket
8a + 6c = 1500
a + c = 210
Solve the system of equations for a to find your answer. Use the substitution method.