SOLUTION: A school sold 300 Tickets To A Basketball Game . Tickets Were $9 .00 for adults and $5 for Children. If The Total Revenue was $2,340 how many of each ticket was sold ?

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Question 1079810: A school sold 300 Tickets To A Basketball Game . Tickets Were $9 .00 for adults and $5 for Children.
If The Total Revenue was $2,340 how many of each ticket was sold ?
Answer by rapture(86) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let a = adult tickets

Let c = children tickets

We need to set up a system of linear equations involving a and c.


Here is the set up:

a + c = 300
9a + 5c = 2340

Take it from here.