SOLUTION: A group of 50 people made of adults and children went to see a broadway musical. Adult tickets cost $35 and for children under 15 they cost $8. In total $1156 were collected. How m

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Question 1172842: A group of 50 people made of adults and children went to see a broadway musical. Adult tickets cost $35 and for children under 15 they cost $8. In total $1156 were collected. How many tickets of each kind were sold.
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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A=adults
50-A=children
35A+8(50-A)=1156
35A+400-8A=1156
27A=756
A=28 adults ($980)
50-A=22 children ($176)