For a Saturday matinee, adult tickets cost $5.50 and kids under 12 pay only $4.00. If 60 tickets are sold for a total of $285. How many of the tickets were adult tickets and how many were sold to kids under 12?

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Let x be the number of adult tickets and y be the number of kids' tickets.We have the following system of equations:x + y = 605.50x + 4.00y = 285Solving for x, we get:x = 60 - ySubstituting this into the second equation, we get:5.50(60 - y) + 4.00y = 285330 - 5.50y + 4.00y = 285-1.50y = -45y = 30Therefore, x = 60 - y = 60 - 30 = 30.So, 30 adult tickets and 30 kids' tickets were sold.

For a Saturday Matinee, Adult Tickets Cost $5