If 138 people attend a concert and tickets for adults cost $3 while tickets for children cost $1.75 and total receipts for the concert was $319, how many of each went to the concert? adults
If 138 people attend a concert and tickets for adults cost $3 while tickets for children cost $1.75 and total receipts for the concert was $319, how many of each went to the concert? adults
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![If 138 people attend a concert and tickets for
adults cost $3 while tickets for children cost $1.75
and total receipts for the concert was $319, how
many of each went to the concert?
adults
children](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc94e4e1c-3d4e-4486-b985-b30353acec86%2Fadbe3dc2-bdbc-4918-a5cf-bec8722c8910%2F01qlvjp_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:If 138 people attend a concert and tickets for
adults cost $3 while tickets for children cost $1.75
and total receipts for the concert was $319, how
many of each went to the concert?
adults
children
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x=number of adults
y=number of children
total number of people is 138
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