Question

At the movie theatre, child admission is $5.80 and adult admission is $9.70. On Wednesday, 171 tickets were sold for a total sales of $1296.00. How many
child tickets were sold that day?

Answer 1

Answer:

93 child tickets

Step-by-step explanation:

Create a system of equations where c is the number of child tickets sold and a is the number of adult tickets sold:

c + a = 171

5.80c + 9.70a = 1296.00

Solve by elimination by multiplying the top equation by -9.7:

-9.7c - 9.7a = -1658.7

5.8c + 9.7a = 1296

Add these together and solve for c:

-3.9c = -362.7

c = 93

So, 93 child tickets were sold.