SOLUTION: A ticket agency sells tickets to a professional basketball game. The agency charges $32.50 for each ticket, a convenience charge of $3.30 for each ticket and a processing fee of $5

Question 1048605: A ticket agency sells tickets to a professional basketball game. The agency charges $32.50 for each ticket, a convenience charge of $3.30 for each ticket and a processing fee of $5.90 for the entire order. The total charge for an order is $220.70. How many tickets were purchased?
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let n be the number of tickets. Then:
32.5n+3.3n+5.9=220.70
35.8n=214.8
n=6
6 tickets were purchased. ☺☺☺☺
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