Answer:
76 child tickets were sold
Explanation:
let a represent number of adults and c number of child tickets sold, then
a + c = 165 → (1)
5.8a + 8.9c = 1192.6 → (2)
multiplying (1) by - 5.8 and adding to (2) will eliminate a
- 5.8a - 5.8c = - 957 → (3)
add (2) and (3) term by term to eliminate a
0 + 3.1c = 235.6
3.1c = 235.6 ( divide both sides by 3.1 )
c = 76
that is 76 child tickets were sold that day