SOLUTION: Seth sold 16 tickets to a school play. Of these, a were adults' tickets at $3.75 each. The rest were children's tickets at $2.50 each. How much money did seth collect?

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Question 91658: Seth sold 16 tickets to a school play. Of these, a were adults' tickets at $3.75 each. The rest were children's tickets at $2.50 each. How much money did seth collect?
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Seth sold 16 tickets to a school play. Of these, a were adults' tickets at $3.75 each. The rest were children's tickets at $2.50 each. How much money did seth collect?
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"a" adult tickets; value = 3.75a dollars
"16-a" child tickets; value = 2.5(16-a) dollars
EQUATION:
Seth collected 3.75a + (40-2.5a) = 1.5a + 40 dollars
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Stan H.