4-12). The Bishop's Peak 4H club is having its annual fundraising dinner. Adults pay $30 apiece and children pay $15 apiece. If the number of adult tickets sold is twice the number of children's tickets sold, and the total income for the dinner is $2,850, how many of each kind of ticket did the 4H club sell?

how many adults?
how many kids?

Question

4-12). The Bishop's Peak 4H club is having its annual fundraising dinner. Adults pay $30 apiece and children pay $15 apiece. If the number of adult tickets sold is twice the number of children's tickets sold, and the total income for the dinner is $2,850, how many of each kind of ticket did the 4H club sell?

how many adults?
how many kids?

anonymous · Answer

Let the child tickets be x and the adult tickets be y
15X + 30y = 2850
y=2x
37.5y = 2850
y=76
x=38
Answer : 38child tickets and 76 adult tickets