Question

Jessica is selling tickets for her softball team for $10 a ticket. Laurie is selling tickets for her softball team for $6 a ticket and has already saved $360. If they sell the same amount of tickets, how many tickets do they have to sell for the money to be equal

Answer 1

90 tickets

Explanation:

let the number of tickets be x

and the total amount each has be y

For Jessica

the amount is

y=10x--------1

for Laurie the amount is

Note: she has $360 already

y=360+6x-------2

to find the number of the tickets that will make them have the same amount, let us equate 1 and 2

10x=360+6x

10x-6x=360

4x=360

x=360/4

x=90