Question 1185841
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The response from the other tutor uses x for the total number of tickets, resulting in a rather complicated equation that needs to be solved to find the solution.<br>
That's fine; but taking a bit of time to figure out a way to set up the problem that make solving it easier is well worthwhile.<br>
Given that Jerry sold 3/7 of the tickets, here is how I would set up and solve the problem.<br>
Let the total number of tickets sold be 7x
Then the number Jerry sold was 3x
So the total that Wendy and Alice sold was 7x-3x=4x<br>
Then, since Wendy sold 1/3 as many as Alice, and together they sold 4/7 of them...<br>
3x = number Alice sold
x = number Wendy sold<br>
So the number Jerry sold was 3x, and the number Wendy sold was x, and the difference between those two numbers was 60:<br>
3x-x=60
2x=60
x=60/2=30<br>
Numbers of tickets sold:
Jerry: 3x=90
Alice: 3x=90
Wendy: x=30
total: 210<br>
The tickets cost $5 each; how much money did they collect?<br>
ANSWER: 210($5) = $1050<br>