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At a firefighters’ pancake breakfast, the firefighters served 345 people and raised $1395. As adult’s ticket to the pancake breakfast was $5
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At a firefighters’ pancake breakfast, the firefighters served 345 people and raised $1395. As adult’s ticket to the pancake breakfast was $5 and the cost of a child’s ticket was $3. What was the number of child and adult tickets sold?
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Answer:
Number of adult tickets = 180
Number of child tickets = 165
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Total number of ticket = 345
Total amount = $1,395
Cost of adult ticket = $5
Cost of child ticket = $3
Find:
Number of child and adult tickets
Computation:
Assume;
Number of child tickets = a
Number of adult tickets = b
So,
a + b = 345………..eq 1
3a + 5b = 1,395………..eq2
3 x in eq 1
3a + 3b = 1,035………eq3
eq2 – eq3
2b = 360
b = 180
Number of adult tickets = 180
a + b = 345
a = 165
Number of child tickets = 165