SOLUTION: A circus performance is witnessed by 120 people who have paid a total of $120. The men paid $5 per ticket. The women paid $2 per ticket. The children paid 10 cents per ticket. Goal

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Question 346001: A circus performance is witnessed by 120 people who have paid a total of $120. The men paid $5 per ticket. The women paid $2 per ticket. The children paid 10 cents per ticket. Goal is to determine the number of men, women, and children who attended the circus. What is the proper formula for solving this problem? Thanx.
Answer by bella18(6) About Me  (Show Source):
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Set up the equations, since there are 3 variables: men, women and children, we will use
x, y and z
x+y+z=120
5x+2y+0.1z=120
where x is the number of men, y is the number of women and z is the number of children.