Question 1082648
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Tickets cost $6 for adults and $3.50 for children. If 124 people attended the show and the theatre sold $679 worth of tickets, how many adults attended?"
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c, children attended
a, adults attended


{{{a+c=124}}}, accounts how many attended

{{{6a+3.5c=679}}}, accounts for ticket sales


Question asks just for number of adults.
{{{c=124-a}}}
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{{{6a+3.5(124-a)=679}}}
{{{6a+434-3.5a=679}}}
{{{2.5a=679-434}}}
{{{highlight(a=98)}}}