Question

Movie tickets at a local theater cost $6 for adults and $2 for children under twelve. if 175 tickets were sold, with cash receipts of $750, how many children's tickets were sold?

Answer 1

6x + 2y = $750

6(?) + 2(?) =
? + ? = 175

$6(100)= $600
$2(75)= $150
$600 + $150 = $750
100 + 75 = 175


100 adult tickets and 75 children’s tickets were sold.