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At the city museum child admission is $5.70 and the adult admission is $9.60 on Thursday,186 ticket were sold for a total sales of $1399.50. How many child tickets were sold that day?

At the city museum child admission is 570 and the adult admission is 960 on Thursday186 ticket were sold for a total sales of 139950 How many child tickets were class=

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a + c = 186.....a = 186 - c
9.60a + 5.70c = 1399.50

9.60(186 - c) + 5.70c = 1399.50
1785.60 - 9.60c + 5.70c = 1399.50
-9.60c + 5.70c = 1399.50 - 1785.60
-3.90c = - 386.10
c = 386.10 / 3.90
c = 99....so there were 99 child tickets sold