Question

at the city Museum, child admission is $5.10 an adult mission is $8.70. On Friday, 136 tickets were sold for total sales of $970.80. How many adult tickets were sold that day

Answer 1

x = 76 children's tickets sold

Explanation:

Let x = the number of children's tickets sold

Let y = the number of adult tickets sold

x + y = 131

5.5x + 9.8y = 957 Solve the first equation for y

y = 131 - x Multiply the second equation by 10

55x +98y = 9570 Substitute the above equation into this one.

55x + 98(131-x) = 9570 Use the distributive property

55x + 12838 - 98x = 9570 Solve the equation

-43x = -3268

x= 76 children's tickets sold