SOLUTION: Tickets for a play cost $3 for adults and $2 for children. 350 tickets were sold and $950 dollars was collected. If I wanted to find out how many tickets were sold what would my

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Question 955022: Tickets for a play cost $3 for adults and $2 for children. 350 tickets were sold and $950 dollars was collected. If I wanted to find out how many tickets were sold what would my two equations be?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +a+ = number of adult tickets sold
Let +b+ = number of child's tickets sold
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(1) +a+%2B+b+=+350+
(2) +3a+%2B+2b+=+950+