Question

PLEASE HELP!!! ALGEBRA! For a concert 5,000 tickets were sold, and the proceeds were $72,000. Tickets for children 16 and younger were $10, adults were $20, and seniors 60 and older were $15. There were 3 times more children than seniors at the concert. What system of equations represents the number of children, c, adults, a, and seniors, s, that attended the concert?

Answer 1

( c + a + s) = 5000

(10c + 20a + 15s) = 72000

c = 3s

Explanation:

Number of tickets sold = 5000

Proceeds from ticket Sale = $72,000

Tickets for children 16 and younger = $10

Adults = $20

seniors 60 and older = $15

Let :

number of children, c ;

adults, a;

seniors, s,

There were 3 times more children than seniors at the concert ; c = 3s

Total number of attendees = 5000 ;

( c + a + s) = 5000

Total proceeds or revenue

(10c + 20a + 15s) = 72000