SOLUTION: If 122 people attend a concert and tickets for adults cost $4 while tickets for children cost $3 and total receipts for the concert was $443, how many of each went to the concert?
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Question 1129561: If 122 people attend a concert and tickets for adults cost $4 while tickets for children cost $3 and total receipts for the concert was $443, how many of each went to the concert?
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Children- Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If 122 people attend a concert and tickets for adults cost $4 while tickets for children cost $3 and total receipts for the concert was $443, how many of each went to the concert?
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Equations:
People Eq:: a + c = 122 people
Value Eq:: 4a + 3c = 443
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Solve for "a"::
3a + 3c = 3*122
4a + 3c = 443
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Subtract to get:
a = 443*366 = 77
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Solve for "c"::
77+c =122
c = 45
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Adults:: 77
Children:: 45
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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