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A movie theater has a seating capacity of 215. The theater charges $5.00 for children, $7.00 for students, and $12.00 for adults. There are half as many adults as there are children. If the total ticket sales was $ 1546, How many children, students, and adults attended?

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Answer:

x = number of children

y = number of students

x/2 = number of adults

225

x + y + x/2 = 225

x*5 + y*7 + x/2 (12) = 1628

two equations in two unknowns. solve for x and y and use to get the number of each

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