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A movie sold 84 tickets. Adult tickets cost $14 each and child tickets cost $9 each. The total ticket sale came to $1,006. How manny of each tickets were sold?

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Answer:

Adult: 50 tickets

Child: 34 tickets

Explanation:

Let a be the amount of adult tickets

Let c be the amount of child tickets

Equation:

a + c = 84

14a + 9c = 1,006

Step 1: Multiply a + c = 84 with -9, to canceled c.

-9 (a + c = 84) → -9a - 9c = -756

14a + 9c = 1006 → 14a + 9c = 1006

Step 2: Combined the 2 equation together, and solved it.

-9a - 9c = -756

14a + 9c = 1006

5a = 250

5 5

a = 50

Step 3: Plug 50 into the one of the equation, and solved it.

a + c = 84 → 50 + c = 84

-50 -50

c = 34

Answer: Adult tickets (a) = 50 and Child tickets (c) = 34

To check the answer plug the two number into the equation ( Make sure to add 50 for a and 34 for c).

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