Problema Solution
Five hundred tickets were sold for a Saturday evening performance of a play. The tickets costs $7.50 for adults and $4.00 for children. A total of $3312.5 was received for all the tickets sold that Saturday evening. How many adults attended the play?
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Let
x = the number of adult tickets
y = the number of children tickets
x + y = 500
7.50x + 4.00y = 3312.5
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x = 375 adult tickets
y = 125 children tickets
375 adults attended to play.