SOLUTION: Tickets to a school dance cost $4 each. If $352 was collected, how many people bought tickets?

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Question 1060471: Tickets to a school dance cost $4 each. If $352 was collected, how many people bought tickets?
Answer by acw1213(28) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let "x" represent the amount of tickets sold at the dance.
Write an equation showing the cost per ticket time the amount of ticket, and have it equal to their total profit.
4x = 352
Solve for "x" by dividing by 4 on both sides.