Question

A school sold 51 less children’s tickets than adult tickets for the school play. Adult tickets cost $1.25 and children’s tickets cost $0.75. A total of $129.75 was taken in. How many of each kind were sold?

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Answer 1

80 adult tickets and 29 children tickets

Explanation:

c + 51 = a

51 = a - c

c = a - 51

a*1.25 + c*0.75 = 129.75

a = 100 c = 49 a + c = 161.75

a = 80 c = 29 a + c = 121.75