SOLUTION: Tickets for children under 12 cost $2.00, adult tickets are $6.00 and senior citizen tickets are $3.00. One sixth of the tickets sold were children's tickets. The 40 senior citizen

Question 861805: Tickets for children under 12 cost $2.00, adult tickets are $6.00 and senior citizen tickets are $3.00. One sixth of the tickets sold were children's tickets. The 40 senior citizens with tickets sat and watched the children play. Half the people attending purchased adult tickets. HOW MUCH MONEY WAS COLLECTED FROM TICKET SALES?
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        = 120 people attended

$2*20 + $3*40 + $6*60 = $40 + $120 + $360 = $520 

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