The admission fee at a movie theater is $5 for children and $9 for adults. If 3200 people go to the movies and $24000 is collect

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The admission fee at a movie theater is $5 for children and $9 for adults. If 3200 people go to the movies and $24000 is collect

ed, how many adults went to the movies?

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Usimov [2.4K] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-14T08:00:57+03:00

For this problem, let x be the number of children and y for adults. Formulate the equations: 1st equation, x + y = 3,200 and 2nd equation 5x + 9y = 24,000. Re-arrange 1st equation into x = 3200 - y. Then, substitute into 2nd equation, 5(3,200-y) + 9y = 24,000. Then, solve for y. The 16,000 - 5y + 9y = 24000. Final answer is, y = 2000 adults went to watch the movie.