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for every 8 students there is 1 chaperone. if the teacher purchased 81 total tickets, how many tickets were for chaperones?​

User Jim Nutt
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Answer:

10

Explanation:

81=8x

x=10

User Erik Noren
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Answer:

9

Explanation:

Let's say that 1 group consists of 9 people: 8 students and 1 chaperone.

81 ÷ 9 = 9.

That means there are 9 groups and each group has 1 chaperone so there were 9 tickets for chaperones.

User Dmitry Volkov
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