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Five hundred tickets were sold for a play the tickets cost $7.50 for adults and $4.00 for children A total of $3,312.50 was received for all the tickets sold on that Sunday party how many adults and children
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Five hundred tickets were sold for a play the tickets cost $7.50 for adults and $4.00 for children A total of $3,312.50 was received for all the tickets sold on that Sunday party how many adults and children attended the play

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Hi there :-)
4c+7.5a=3312.50
Let
C=x
A=500-x
4x+7.5 (500-x)=3312.50
Solve for x
4x+3750-7.5x=3312.50
4x-7.5x=3312.5-3750
-3.5x=-437.5
X=437.5/3.5
X=125 of children

A=500-125=375 of adults

Hope it helps
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