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A theatre sold a total of 621 child and adult tickets for $2,725. A child ticket sold for $3 and an adult ticket solde for $5. What was the value of adult tickets sold?

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let


x = the number of child tickets sold


y = the number of adult tickets sold


x + y = 621


3x + 5y = 2725


by solving the above system of equations we find:


x = 190 child tickets


y = 431 adult tickets


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the total value of the adult tickets is: 431*5 = $2,155