SOLUTION: The top grossing domestic movie in 2016 was finding dory.On opening weekend one theater showing this movie took in $20520 by selling a total of 2460 tickets some at $9 and the rest
Question 1144804: The top grossing domestic movie in 2016 was finding dory.On opening weekend one theater showing this movie took in $20520 by selling a total of 2460 tickets some at $9 and the rest at $7.how many tickets were sold at each price? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = the number of $9 tickets sold
Let = the number of $7 tickets sold
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(1)
(2)
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Multiply both sides of (1) by and
subtract (1) from (2)
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(2)
(1)
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and
(1)
(1)
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1,650 were sold @ $9 ea.
810 were sold @ $7 ea.
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check:
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK
