At the city museum, child admission is $5.70 and adult admission is $9.80. On Sunday, four times as many adult tickets as child tickets were sold, for a total sales of $1526.60. How many child tickets were sold that day?

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Emerson Mitchell

Mathematics

17 September, 21:04

At the city museum, child admission is $5.70 and adult admission is $9.80. On Sunday, four times as many adult tickets as child tickets were sold, for a total sales of $1526.60. How many child tickets were sold that day?

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Lainey Holder · Answer 1

5.70c + 9.80a = 1526.60

a = 4c

5.70c + 9.80 (4c) = 1526.60

5.70c + 39.20c = 1526.60

44.90c = 1526.60

c = 1526.60/44.90

c = 34 < = = = child tickets sold

a = 4c

a = 4 (34)

a = 136 ... adult tickets sold