Problema Solution
Admission prices at a high school football game were $6 for adults and $2 for children. The total value of of the tickets sold was $2528, and 454 tickets were sold. How many adult and how many child tickets were sold?
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a=no. of tickets for adults
c=no. of tickets for children
a+c=454 => c=454-a
6*a+2*c=2528 => 6*a+2*(454-a)=2528 => 4*a+908=2528 => 4*a=1620 => a=405
=> c=49
Check the answer: 6*405+2*49=2420+98=2528.