SOLUTION: Solve Adult tickets for a play cost $13 and child tickets cost $10. If there were 22 people at a performance and the theater collected $277 from ticket sales, how many adults a

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Adult tickets for a play cost $13 and child tickets cost $10. If there were 22 people at a performance and the theater collected $277 from ticket sales, how many adults and how many children attended the play?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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13a+%2B+10c+=+277
a+%2B+c+=+22
c+=+22+-+a
13a+%2B+10%2822+-+a%29+=+277
13a+%2B+220+-+10a+=+277
3a+=+57
a+=+19
c+=+22+-+a
c+=+3
19 adults and 3 children attended the play