June 14, 2021 10:27 am
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Tickets for an ice-skating display are sold at $5 for adults and $2 for children. If 101 tickets were sold altogether for a take of $394, find the number of adults and children who attended.
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June 14, 2021 10:27 am
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Let denote the number of adults and
the number of children. We are told that 101 tickets were sold so we must have
(1)
We are also told that
(2)
To solve this set of equations multiply equation (1) by 5 to get
(3)
(2)
Do equation(3) - equation (2) to get
That is, 64 adults and 37 children attended the display.