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#33105

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equations

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75 sec

A theater sold $a$ adult tickets and $b$ child tickets for a play. Each adult ticket cost $12, and each child ticket cost $18. The total revenue from ticket sales was $300. The equation $12 a + 18 b = 300$ represents this situation. What is the maximum number of adult tickets that could have been sold?

• Up to 5 characters (6 if negative). Only numbers, decimal (.), fraction (/), negative (-).
• Fractions must be in lowest terms.
• Mixed numbers must be converted to improper fractions.