SOLUTION: The 4H club is having its fundraising dinner. Adults pay $20 apiece and children pay $15 apiece. If the number of adult tickets sold is twice the number of children's tickets sold,

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Question 419322: The 4H club is having its fundraising dinner. Adults pay $20 apiece and children pay $15 apiece. If the number of adult tickets sold is twice the number of children's tickets sold, and the total income for the dinner is $1,650, how many of each kind of ticket did the 4H club sell?
Answer by jorel1380(3719)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a=2c
20a+15c=1650
20(2c)+15c=1650
55c=1650
c=30
a=60
There were 60 adult tickets and 30 children's tickets sold..

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