SOLUTION: At the movie theatre, child admission is $6.10 and adult admission is $9.70 . On Wednesday,158 tickets were sold for a total sales of $1287.80. How many child tickets were sold tha

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Question 1167876: At the movie theatre, child admission is $6.10 and adult admission is $9.70 . On Wednesday,158 tickets were sold for a total sales of $1287.80. How many child tickets were sold that day?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
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c of the child tickets
158-c of the adult tickets

Accounting for ticket sales 6.1c%2B9.7%28158-c%29=1287.8.
Simplify and solve.