SOLUTION: Ticket sales for a spaghetti dinner total $2250. There are four times as many adult tickets sold as children's tickets. The prices of the tickets for adults and children are $10 an

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Question 907759: Ticket sales for a spaghetti dinner total $2250. There are four times as many adult tickets sold as children's tickets. The prices of the tickets for adults and children are $10 and $5, respectively. Find the number of children's tickets sold.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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a=4c
10*(4c)+5c=2250
c=50
a=200
check
200*10=2000
50*5=250
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