For the situation, identify what information is given and what information you need to find, and define a variable for each unkn

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For the situation, identify what information is given and what information you need to find, and define a variable for each unkn

own quantity.
A museum sold adult and child tickets for an upcoming event. There were 10 more child tickets sold than adult tickets. Child tickets cost $5, and adult tickets cost $8. The sales totaled $550. How many adult tickets were sold?

For the situation, identify what information is given and what information you need to find, and define a variable for each unknown quantity.

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Masteriza [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-12T21:23:12+03:00

Masteriza [31]3 years ago

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The unknown quantities are:

A = The number of adult tickets sold
C = The number of child tickets sold

Your equations could be:
8A + 5C = 550
C - 10 = A