Tickets to a 3D movie cost $12.50 for adults and $8.50 for children. The theater can seat up to 180 people. A total of $1826 was collected in ticket sales for the sold out 7:15 PM show. Determine the number of adult tickets and the number of children's tickets that were sold.

Let, number of children are x and number of adult are y.

Total number of seats, T = 180.

x + y = 180     1)

Tickets to a 3D movie cost $12.50 for adults and $8.50 for children.

So, total amount :

8.5x + 12.5y = A

8.5x + 12.5y = 1826    2)

Solving equation 1) and 2) , we get :

8.5x + 12.5( 180 - x ) = 1826

8.5x - 12.5x + 2250 = 1826

-4x = -424

x = 106

y = 180 - 106 = 74

Therefore, the number of adult tickets and the number of children's tickets that were sold are 74 and 106.

Hence, this is the required solution.

since your problem is x^4 = 81, what you have to undeo is the "to the fourth power" part.

the inverse (opposite operation) of "to the fourth power" is "to the fourth root".

  (x^4) ^ ¼   = 81 ^ ¼  

  81 = 3^4     so (3 ^ 4) ^ ¼   =   3 ^ 1   = 3

by hand: (3 ^ 4) ^ ¼   =   3 ^ (4 x ¼) = 3 ^ 1   = 3   (when you take a power to a power, multiply the exponents.)

or, do it by calculator. one way of finding the fourth root is to use ^ (1/4)

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