Problema Solution

There are 429 people at a play. Admission was $8.00 for each adult ticket and $4.50 for each childs ticket. the total amount made from ticket sales was $2641.00. How many adults and how many children attended?

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total=203+1017=1220 and child's tickets: 4.50(428-203)= 1017

It is 429 not 428

total=203+1017=1220 should be total=203+c=429

c is the number of children not the cost of the children's tickets

The two equations you need are

a=number of adults

c= number of children

a+c=429

8a+4.5c=2641