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Question 95485: need help
ticket sale
ticket sale for a play total $2200. there are three times as many adults tickets sold as childrens tickets. the price of the tickets for adults and children are $6 and $4, respectively. find the number of children tickets sold.
ticket sale for spaghetti dinner total $1350 there are four times as many adult tickets sold as children tickets. the price of thetickets for adults and children are $6 and $3 respectively. find the number of children tickets sold.
thanks hope you can solve them. greatly appreciate it.
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'll do the 1st one; you do the 2nd.
x=childrens tickets
3x=adult tickets
18+4=22=cost of 3 adult and 1 child tickets.
2200/22=100 number of childrens tickets sold.
EdJones