At the city museum, child admission is $5.40 and adult admission is $9.40 . On Thursday, 167 tickets were sold for a total sales of $1189.80 . How many adult tickets were sold that day?

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hannahgrace4464 · Answer

not at all. i think i could figure it out if i just knew how to start it

hannahgrace4464 · Answer

ok so 198,696 but what do i do with that number?

hannahgrace4464 · Answer

oh yeah, i multiplied the wrong numbers sorry

hannahgrace4464 · Answer

any guesses on an answer guys?

hannahgrace4464 · Answer

@Sila1453 can you please help me out quickly?

sila1453 · Answer

I think it is like this ; c+a=167,
5.4*c+9.4*a=1189.80
c=167-a
5.4*(167-a)+9.4*a=1189.80
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