Question

At the city museum, child admission is $5.50 and adult admission is $9.60. On Tuesday, 119 tickets were sold for a total sales of $859.50. How many child

tickets were sold that day?

Answer 1

69 child tickets were sold

Explanation:

represent the problem by systems of equations:

5.50c + 9.60a = 859.50

c + a = 119

c = 119 - a

5.50(119 - a) + 9.60a = 859.50

654.5 - 5.50a + 9.60a = 859.50

4.10a = 205

a = 50

c = 119 - 50

c = 69