SOLUTION: A movie theater sold a total of 260 adult and child tickets on a certain day. The theater sold 2.25 times as many adult tickets as child tickets. Each adult ticket cost $7 and each

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Question 1019987: A movie theater sold a total of 260 adult and child tickets on a certain day. The theater sold 2.25 times as many adult tickets as child tickets. Each adult ticket cost $7 and each child ticket cost $3. How much revenue did the theater generate in ticket sales that day?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
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x childrens tickets
y adult tickets
system%28x%2By=260%2Cy%2Fx=2.25%29
Solve for x and y, and use their values to calculate revenue.

revenue will be 3x%2B7y.