SOLUTION: The math club took a field trip to see a movie. A total of 45 people went on the trip, including students, teachers, and parent chaperones. There were 5 more parents than teachers.

Question 991726: The math club took a field trip to see a movie. A total of 45 people went on the trip, including students, teachers, and parent chaperones. There were 5 more parents than teachers. Movie tickets cost $11, but the students got a discount and only had to pay $7 each. The group paid a total of $335 to get everyone in. Determine how many students, how many teachers, and how many parents went on the trip.
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, ankor@dixie-net.com:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The math club took a field trip to see a movie. A total of 45 people went on the trip, including students, teachers, and parent chaperones. There were 5 more parents than teachers. Movie tickets cost $11, but the students got a discount and only had to pay $7 each. The group paid a total of $335 to get everyone in. Determine how many students, how many teachers, and how many parents went on the trip.
-----
s + t + p = 45
p = t+5
11(p+t)+7s = 335
-----
Rearrange::
s + t + p = 45
0 - t + p = 5
7s+11t+11p = 335
------------------------
Solve by any method to get:
s = 40
t = 0
p = 5
----------
Cheers,
Stan H.
-----------
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

RELATED QUESTIONS
The math club took a field trip to see a movie. A total of 45 people went on the trip,... (answered by stanbon)
the math club took a field trip to see a movie. A total of 45 people went on the trip,... (answered by macston)
The Geology Club of Gilroy Middle School took a field trip to Nisene Marks State Park to... (answered by lwsshak3,lynnlo)
Salisbury High School decided to take their students on a field trip to a theme park. A... (answered by josmiceli)
All of the 3rd grade teachers and students from Almond went on a field trip to an... (answered by richwmiller)
All 231 students in the math club went on a field trip. Some students rode in vans which... (answered by ikleyn)
How would I setup this problem: All 147 students in the Math Club went on a field trip.... (answered by macston)
There were 228 middle school students who went on a field trip to the aquarium. If 95% of (answered by Boreal)
a class went one a field trip. the cost for adults was $6 and students cost $2. the total (answered by pie90010)