One night a theater sold 186 movie tickets. an adults ticket cost $14, and a childs costs $10. in all, $2148 was taken in. How many of each kind of ticket were sold?

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Answer:

72 adult tickets were sold and 114 child tickets were sold.

Step-by-step explanation:

x+y=186, 14x=10y=2148

x=186-y

14(186-y)+10y=2148

2604-14y+10y=2148

2604-4y=2148

-4y=-456

y=144

x=186-144 : x=72