Question 26407
Ok first Since there is no supportment agianist for many adults with childern or visa versa, then there must be more than one variables to consider.
Adult tickets =x
Childern tickets =y
Now togeth we get x+y=24 (solve for y)
y=24-x (Subsitution)
Now adults tickets cost $17 EACH for the quanity of the adults there.
Childern tickets cost $8 EACH for the quanity of the no. of childern there.
Total cost for them added together is $363.
SO:

17x+8y=363
Use subsitution.
17x+8(24-x)=363
17x+192-8x=363
9x=171
x=19
y=24-19
y=5


Hence, there were 5 childern tickets sold, and 19 adults tickets sold.
Paul.