Problema Solution
At the movie theatre, child admission is
$5.50
and adult admission is
$8.90
. On Thursday,
150
tickets were sold for a total sales of
$1114.00
. How many child tickets were sold that day?
Answer provided by our tutors
Let
a = the number of adult tickets sold
c = the number of child tickets sold
There were 150 tickets sold in total:
a + c = 150
The total sales was $1114,00:
8.90a + 5.50c = 1114.00
We have the following system of equations:
a + c = 150
8.90a + 5.50c = 1114
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click here to see the system of equations solved for a and c
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a = 85 adult tickets
c = 65 child tickets
There were 65 child tickets sold that day.