SOLUTION: Answers for Admission Tickets To A Football Game Were 60 Cents For Adults And 25 Cents For Children. Receipts For The Day Showed That 280 Persons Attended And $140 Was Collected. H

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Question 656343: Answers for Admission Tickets To A Football Game Were 60 Cents For Adults And 25 Cents For Children. Receipts For The Day Showed That 280 Persons Attended And $140 Was Collected. How Many Adults And How Many Children attended?
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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A+C=280
OR
A=280-C
.60A+.25C=140
.60(280-C)+.25C=140
168-.60C+.25C=140
-.35C=140-168
-.35C=-28
C=-28/-.35
C=80 CHILDREN BOUGHT TICKETS.
A+80=280
A=280-80
A=200 ADULT BOUGHT TICKETS.
PROOF:
.60*200+.25*80=140
120+20=140
140=140