SOLUTION: At one particular screening of “Lord of the Rings” a total of 300 tickets were sold and the takings amounted to $2 400. If every adult entry was $9 and children were charged $6.50,
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Question 1055630: At one particular screening of “Lord of the Rings” a total of 300 tickets were sold and the takings amounted to $2 400. If every adult entry was $9 and children were charged $6.50, how many adults and how many children attended the screening.
this is a matrix question Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! x the number of adults:
9x - 6.5(300-x) = 2400
x = (2400-6.5*300)/2.5 = 180
Calculate x, the number of adults
and then find , the number of children = 120
