Students sold 275 tickets for a fundraiser at school. Some tickets are for children and cost $3, which the rest are adult ticket

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snow_tiger [21]

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Students sold 275 tickets for a fundraiser at school. Some tickets are for children and cost $3, which the rest are adult ticket

s that cost $5. If the total value of all tickets sold was 1,025, how many of each type of ticket was sold

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stiks02 [169] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-26T19:36:53+03:00

stiks02 [169]3 years ago

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Make a system of equation
(C + A = 275)5
3C + 5A = 1,025
5C + 5A = 1,375
Subtract (elimination method)
-2C = -350, divide by -2
C = 175 children tickets
275 - 175 = 100 adult tickets
Solution: 175 children tickets and 100 adult tickets