SOLUTION: At the city museum, child admission is $6.70 and adult admission is $9.90 . On Saturday, 114 tickets were sold for a total sales of $965.40 . How many adult tickets w

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Question 1110332: At the city museum, child admission is
$6.70
and adult admission is
$9.90
. On Saturday,
114
tickets were sold for a total sales of
$965.40
. How many adult tickets were sold that day?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Typical application for two-variable, two-equation, linear system

c, children
a, adults
system%286.67c%2B9.9a=965.4%2Cc%2Ba=114%29
Simplify and use either method you like, probably Substitution or Elimination.