SOLUTION: A theatre contains 468 seats and the ticket prices for a recent play were $40 for adults and $17 for children. If the total proceeds were $11,912 for a sold-out matinee, how many

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Question 857341: A theatre contains 468 seats and the ticket prices for a recent play were $40 for adults and $17 for children. If the total proceeds were $11,912 for a sold-out matinee, how many of each type of ticket were sold?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

Let x represent the number of adult tickets ⇒children's number is +highlight_green%28468-x%29

Question States***

 40x + 17(468-x) = 11912

        23x = 11912 - 17*468     |Solve for x and then find (468-x) as well