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At the movie theatre, child admission is $5.30 and adult admission is $9.90. On Monday, 164 tickets were sold for a total sales of $1195.80. How many child

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Answer 1

97 child tickets were sold.

Explanation:

`x+y=164\\5.30x+9.90y=1195.80\\`

y=164-x

`5.30x+9.90(164-x)=1195.8`

`1623.6-4.40x=1195.8`

`-4.40x=-427.8`

`x=97.23`