Question

A movie theater has a seating capacity of 283. The theater charges $5.00 for children, $7.00 for students, and $12.00 of adults. There are half as many adults as there are children. If the total ticket sales was $ 2060 on a sold out night, how many children, students, and adults attended

Answer 1

Answer: adults = 79

children = 158

student = 46

Explanation:

Let a = adults

Let c = children

Let s = student

From the information given,

a + c + s = 283 ....... i

c/a = 2, c = 2a ....... ii

5c + 7s + 12a = 2060 ...... iii

Put the value of c = 2a into equation i

a + c + s = 283

a + 2a + s = 283

3a + s = 283

s = 283 - 3a

Note that c = 2a

From equation iii

5c + 7s + 12a = 2060

5(2a) + 7(283 - 3a) + 12a = 2060

10a + 1981 - 21a + 12a = 2060

10a + 12a - 21a = 2060 - 1981

a = 79

Note c = 2a

c = 2 × 79 = 158

Since a + c + s = 283

79 + 158 + s = 283

s = 283 - 237

s = 46

adults = 79

children = 158

student = 46