Problema Solution
Tickets to a community theater cost $25 for adults and $9 for children. At a recent performance, a total of 297 tickets were sold for $5889. Determine how many tickets of each kind were sold.
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let
a = the number of adult tickets sold
c = the number of children tickets sold
a total of 297 tickets were sold for $5889
a + c = 297
25a + 9c = 5889
by solving the above system of equations we find
a = 201 tickets
c = 96 tickets
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201 adult tickets and 96 children tickets were sold.