SOLUTION: A school sold 200 tickets to a play. Ticket prices were $8 per adult and $5 per child. If the total sales for the tickets came to $1414, how many children's tickets were sold?

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Question 290625: A school sold 200 tickets to a play. Ticket prices were $8 per adult and $5 per child. If the total sales for the tickets came to $1414, how many children's tickets were sold?
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Here is the set up:
Let c = children
Let a = adult
a + c = 200
8a + 5c = 1414
Can you do it now?