SOLUTION: prices for a movie are $4 for children and $8 for adults. The total amount of ticket sales is $1176. There were a 172 tickets sold

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Question 1135630: prices for a movie are $4 for children and $8 for adults. The total amount of ticket sales is $1176. There were a 172 tickets sold
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Simplify the revenue sales equation first, and then use Elimination Method to find c and a.