SOLUTION: Lana ordered concert tickets that cost $7.50 for children and $12.00 for adults. She ordered 8 more children's tickets than adults' tickets. Her total bill was $138. How many of ea
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Question 778101: Lana ordered concert tickets that cost $7.50 for children and $12.00 for adults. She ordered 8 more children's tickets than adults' tickets. Her total bill was $138. How many of each type of ticket did she order?
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Answer by sofiyac(983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
lets say she got x of adult tickets, then children's would be x+8
7.50(x+8)+12x=138
7.50x+60+12x=138
19.50x=78
x=4 so we have 4 adult tickets and 4+8=12 children's tickets
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