SOLUTION: Tickets are $4 for students and $6 for adults. The council wants to raise $1600. If 100 adults attend, how many students must attend?

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Question 998299: Tickets are $4 for students and $6 for adults. The council wants to raise $1600. If 100 adults attend, how many students must attend?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call the number of student tickets, x.
The total value equation is then
4x + 6(100) = 1600
4x + 600 = 1600
4x = 1000
x = 250 student tickets