Question

At the movie theatre, child admission is $5.60 and adult admission is $8.80. On Saturday, 146 tickets were sold for a total sales of $1067.20. How many adult tickets were sold that day?

Answer 1

Answer: 68 adult tickets were sold and 78 child tickets were sold.

Explanation:

a + c = 146 where a is the number of adults tickets sold and c is the numbe rof child tickers sold.

5.60 a+ 8.80c= 1067.20

a + c = 146

5.60a + 8.80c = 1067.20 solve by elimination.

a=68

c =78