During one performance of a local arts council's presentation of Fiddler on the Roof, the box office sold 200 tickets and collected $1372. If adult tickets sold for $8 and children's tickets sold for $6, how many of each type of ticket were sold?
A) adult tickets sold = 86; children's tickets sold = 114
B) adult tickets sold = 97; children's tickets sold = 125
C) adult tickets sold = 114; children's tickets sold = 86
D) adult tickets sold = 97; children's tickets sold = 99
E) adult tickets sold = 125; children's tickets sold = 97

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Let x be the number of adult tickets sold and y be the number of children's tickets sold.We have the system of equations:x + y = 2008x + 6y = 1372Solving this system of equations, we get:x = 86y = 114Therefore, 86 adult tickets and 114 children's tickets were sold.

During One Performance of a Local Arts Council's Presentation of Fiddler