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Rene is in the band. As a part of a fund raiser, she is selling tickets to a spaghetti dinner. The tickets cost $8 for adults and $5 for children. If Rene sold 100 total tickets for a total of $611, how many adult tickets did she sell?​

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Answer:

76 or 63

Explanation:

Given: The tickets cost; Adults = $8, children = $5. Rene sold 100 total tickets for a total of $611

To find: How many adult tickets she sold

Solution: To find how many adult tickets Rene sold, divide the total amount of money made by selling the tickets by the cost for adult tickets

611 ÷ 8 = 76.4

In the closest tens place, Rene sold is 76 adult tickets or even 63

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