whats the answer to this?
A magic show sold tickets for $2 for every child and $3 for every adult. The total sales were $118. The difference of two times the number of adults and half the children will total 20. Using the elimination method for the system of equations, what is the number of adults and children at the magic show?

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whats the answer to this? 
A magic show sold tickets for $2 for every child and $3 for every adult. The total sales were $118. The difference of two times the number of adults and half the children will total 20. Using the elimination method for the system of equations, what is the number of adults and children at the magic show?

anonymous · Answer

options are A.	adults = 5 children = 30
	B.	adults = 18 children = 32
	C.	adults = 16 children = 35
	D.	adults = 32 children = 18

calculusfunctions · Answer

First identify the unknowns. Example:

Let A and C represent the # of adult and student tickets sold respectively.

Then set up two equations. One equation to represent the total # of tickets sold and the other equation to represent the total sales in $.

Then solve the system