SOLUTION: A community center sells ticket to a baseball game. Adult tickets are $5 each and children get in for $2. If the center sells 85 tickets and collects $275, how many adult tickets w
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Question 838290: A community center sells ticket to a baseball game. Adult tickets are $5 each and children get in for $2. If the center sells 85 tickets and collects $275, how many adult tickets were sold? Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source):
Hi,
center sells 85 tickets adult and children tickets
Adult tickets are $5 each and children get in for $2.
center collects $275
$5x + $2(85-x) = $275 ****
5x + 170 - 2x = 275
3x = 105
x = 35 adult tickets sold
CHECKING our answer*** (50 childen tickets sold : 85-35
$5*35 + $2* 50 = $175 + $100 = $275
