A movie theater charges $10 for adult tickets and $7 for child tickets. On a particular day, they made $1446 in ticket sales. Th

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NISA [10]

2 years ago

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A movie theater charges $10 for adult tickets and $7 for child tickets. On a particular day, they made $1446 in ticket sales. Th

ey also know that they sold 168 tickets altogether. This means they must have sold
adult tickets and

child tickets.

Mathematics

1 answer:

luda_lava [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-01T10:05:22+03:00

luda_lava [24]2 years ago

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X = adults
Y = child

X+y=168
X=168-y

$10x + $7y = $1446

10(168-y) + 7y = 1446
1680 - 10y + 7y = 1446
-3 y = -234
Y = 78

X = 168-78
X = 90

$10*90 + $7*78 =
$900 + $546 = $1446