SOLUTION: At the city museum, child admission is $6.20 and adult admission is $9.80 . On Sunday, twice as many adult tickets as child tickets were sold, for a total sales of $799.80

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Question 1162953: At the city museum, child admission is
$6.20
and adult admission is
$9.80
. On Sunday, twice as many adult tickets as child tickets were sold, for a total sales of
$799.80
. How many child tickets were sold that day?

Answer by ikleyn(52756) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be the value under question.


Then you have this equation


    6.20*x + 9.80*(2x) = 799.80.


From the equation


    x = 799.80%2F%286.20%2B2%2A9.80%29 = 31 child tickets.    ANSWER

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