SOLUTION: tickets to the local circus cost 3 dollars for children and 5 dollars for adult. There were 3 times as many children tickets sold as adult tickets. All together the circus made 700

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Question 635919: tickets to the local circus cost 3 dollars for children and 5 dollars for adult. There were 3 times as many children tickets sold as adult tickets. All together the circus made 700 dollars. How many children and how many adult bought tickets to the circus?
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Adults tickets sold = x
Children tickets sold= 3x
Total Amount = $700
(Cost of a children ticket)(Children tickets sold)+(Cost of an adult ticket)( Adult tickets sold)= Total Amount
3(3x)+5(x)=700
9x+5x=700
14x=700
14x/14=700/14
x=50


Adults tickets sold = x = 50
Children tickets sold= 3x = 3*50 = 150



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3*150+5*50=700
450+250=700
700=700