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An amusement park sells child and adult tickets at a ratio of 8 to 1. On Saturday they sold 147 more child tickets than adult tickets. How many tickets did the amusement park sell on Saturday?
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An amusement park sells child and adult tickets at a ratio of 8 to 1. On Saturday they sold 147 more child tickets than adult tickets. How many tickets did the amusement park sell on Saturday?

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c=8a
c=a+147

8a=a+147
7a=147
a=147/7
a=21 Adult Tickets c=8a=8 (21)= 168 Children Tickets Total Tickets = 21+168=189 Tickets is your answer
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