A total of 145 tickets were sold to a film showing bringing in a total of $1,153. Two types of tickets were sold: adult tickets

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A total of 145 tickets were sold to a film showing bringing in a total of $1,153. Two types of tickets were sold: adult tickets

were sold for $9.00 each and child tickets were sold for $5.00 each. How many adult tickets were sold

Mathematics

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zalisa [80] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-15T13:26:05+03:00

zalisa [80]3 years ago

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Supposing all were child tickets:
145x$5=$725
$1153-$725=$428 (diff. between above price and original price)
$9-$5=$4 (diff. between adult price and child price)
$428÷$4=107 (no. of adult tickets)

Ans: 107