Tickets to the movies are $7 for adults and $4 for children. If 272 tickets sold $1694, then how many of each type were sold?

202 tickets for adults were sold and 70 tickets for children are sold.

Step-by-step explanation:

Solve this question using simultaneous linear equation.

•Let the number of tickets sold for adults be a

•Let the number of tickets sold for children be b

The question stated that 272 tickets were sold altogether. So:

Now, make sure that only one of the unknown values remain on the left hand side. For example:

I will refer to the above equation as equation 1.

Now, the question also stated that the tickets sold $1694. This means that:

I will refer to this equation as equation 2.

Now, substitute equation 1 into equation 2 by replacing the a in equation 2 with the values on the right hand side in equation 1. For example:

Then just solve the equation by finding the value of b.

Lastly, find the value of a. Just take the value of b and then substitute into equation 1.

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