Question

A movie premiere had a full house of 350 film buffs. The price of the tickets was $6 for adults and $4 for underage. The income from ticket sales was $1,600. What is the number of adult's, x, who attended?

A 80
B 140
C 100
D 250​

Answer 1

C

Explanation:

let x be number of adults and y the number of underage , then

x + y = 350 → (1)

6x + 4y = 1600 → (2)

multiplying (1) by - 4 and adding to (2) will eliminate y

- 4x - 4y = - 1400 → (3)

add (2) and (3) term by term to eliminate y

(6x - 4x) + (4y - 4y) = 1600 - 1400

2x + 0 = 200

2x = 200 ( divide both sides by 2 )

x = 100

the number of adults who attended is 100