Question

At the movie theater child admission is 6000 and $.30 an adult mission is $9.60 on Wednesday 172 tickets were sold for a total sales of 1403 70 how many tickets were sold that day

Answer 1

The number of child tickets sold was 75 and the number of adult tickets sold was 97

Explanation:

The correct question is

At the movie theater child admission is $6.30 an adult admission is $9.60 on Wednesday 172 tickets were sold for a total sales of $1403.70 How many child tickets and adult tickets were sold that day?

Let

x ----> number of child tickets sold

y ----> number of adult tickets sold

we know that

`x+y=172` ----> equation A

`6.30x+9.60y=1,403.70` -----> equation B

Solve the system by graphing

Remember that the solution of the system is the intersection point both lines

Using a graphing tool

The intersection point is (75,97)

see the attached figure

therefore

The number of child tickets sold was 75 and the number of adult tickets sold was 97