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Adult tickets for a show cost $5.50 while children's tickets cost $2.50.If there were twice as many adults as children and the total receipts for the show were $1026 how man
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Adult tickets for a show cost $5.50 while children's tickets cost $2.50.If there were twice as many adults as children and the total receipts for the show were $1026 how many adults were at the show? Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Adult tickets for a show cost $5.50 while children's tickets cost $2.50.If there were twice as many adults as children and the total receipts for the show were $1026 how many adults were at the show?
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Let C = number of children
then from:"there were twice as many adults as children"
2C = number of adults
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5.50(2C) + 2.50C = 1026
5.50(2C) + 2.50C = 1026
11C + 2.50C = 1026
13.50C = 1026
C = 1026/13.50
C = 76
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To calculate adult tickets:
adult tickets = 2C = 2(76) = 152 (adults at show)
