Formulate a system of equations for the situation below and solve. A theater has a seating capacity of 750 and charges $5 for children, $7 for students, and $9 for adults. At a certain screening with full attendance, there were half as many adults as children and students combined. The receipts totaled $4950. How many children attended the show? ___children

Formulate a system of equations for the situation below and solve. A theater has a seating capacity of 750 and charges $5 for children, $7 for students, and $9 for adults. At a certain screening with full attendance, there were half as many adults as children and students combined. The receipts totaled $4950. How many children attended the show? ___children

Elementary Algebra

17th Edition

ISBN:9780998625713

Author:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Publisher:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Chapter5: Systems Of Linear Equations

Section5.5: Solve Mixture Applications With Systems Of Equations

Problem 5.90TI: Translate to a system of equations and solve: A science center sold 1,363 tickets on a busy weekend....

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