A large children's organization purchases tickets to the circus. The organization has a strict rule that every 10 children must be accompanied by one adult guardian. Hence, the organization orders 10 times as many child tickets as it does adult tickets. Child tickets are \$9 and adult tickets are \$27. If the total cost of tickets is \$1170, how many adult and child tickets were purchased?
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