Question

There are 30 more students than adults attending a

play. Student tickets cost $3 each and adult tickets
cost $5 each. If a total of $506 in tickets were sold,
how many adult tickets were sold?
Show your work at the bottom of this page.
What is X? what is y?
how many adult tickets were sold?
how many children tickets were sold?
write 2 equations below

Answer 1

$3 + $5 = $8
number of people attending: 8x + 30
30 students * $3 = $90
$506 - $90 = $416
$416 / 8 = 52

adult tickets: 52
student tickets: 82

CHECK:
52 * £5 = $260
82 * £3 = $246
$260 + $246 = $506

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