SOLUTION: If 114 people attend a concert and tickets for adults cost $4 while tickets for children cost $2.75 and total receipts for the concert was $391, how many of each went to the concer

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Question 1072292: If 114 people attend a concert and tickets for adults cost $4 while tickets for children cost $2.75 and total receipts for the concert was $391, how many of each went to the concert?
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c children
a adults

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5a=1564-1254
5a=310
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