Question

The manager of a theater wants to know whether the majority of its patrons were adults or children. one day 5100 tickets were sold in the receipts totaled $22,210. The adult admission is $5.50, and the children’s admission is $3.50. How many adult patrons were there?

Answer 1

x= 2,180

x= number of adult tickets sold

Explanation:

First, we need to establish the system of equations:

x= number of adult tickets sold

y= number of children tickets sold

5.5x + 3.5y = 22,210

x + y = 5,100

Now, we isolate one variable in a formula and substitute its value in the other:

x= 5,100 - y

5.5*(5,100 - y) + 3.5y= 22,210

28,050 - 5.5y +3.5y = 22,210

2y= 5,840

y= 2,920

x= 5,100 - 2,920

x= 2,180