Adult tickets for a play cost $9 and child tickets cost $1. If there were 22 people at a performance and the theatre collected $182 from ticket sales, how many children attended the play?
A) 1 child
B) 2 children
C) 3 children
D) 20 children

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Let x be the number of adult tickets and y be the number of child tickets. We have two equations: x + y = 22 and 9x + y = 182. Solving these, we find y = 2, so 2 children attended.

Adult Tickets for a Play Cost $9 and Child Tickets