Question 991726: The math club took a field trip to see a movie. A total of 45 people went on the trip, including students, teachers, and parent chaperones. There were 5 more parents than teachers. Movie tickets cost $11, but the students got a discount and only had to pay $7 each. The group paid a total of $335 to get everyone in. Determine how many students, how many teachers, and how many parents went on the trip.
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Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The math club took a field trip to see a movie. A total of 45 people went on the trip, including students, teachers, and parent chaperones. There were 5 more parents than teachers. Movie tickets cost $11, but the students got a discount and only had to pay $7 each. The group paid a total of $335 to get everyone in. Determine how many students, how many teachers, and how many parents went on the trip.
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s + t + p = 45
p = t+5
11(p+t)+7s = 335
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Rearrange::
s + t + p = 45
0 - t + p = 5
7s+11t+11p = 335
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Solve by any method to get:
s = 40
t = 0
p = 5
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)  (Show Source):
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