tickets for a play are at the community theater cost $8 for children and $20 for adults . A total of 300 tickets have been sold $3,900. How many children's tickets have been sold?

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Phantomdex · Answer

The answer for children's tickets should be 175, while adults should be 125. If they are sold for 8 and 20.

umm · Answer

@phantomdex wrote:

The answer for children's tickets should be 175, while adults should be 125. If they are sold for 8 and 20.

Could you explain how and why, please?

Phantomdex · Answer

@umm wrote:

@phantomdex wrote:

The answer for children's tickets should be 175, while adults should be 125. If they are sold for 8 and 20.

Could you explain how and why, please?

Already on it!

Phantomdex · Answer

So, since you have sold 300 tickets altogether and there are separate tickets for children ($8) and adults (20) this varies. The total amount paid was $3,900, which means we have to even out and find the numbers of how many adults bought tickets and children.

Phantomdex · Answer

It gives us most of the problem meaning that there's really only so much we need to do.

Phantomdex · Answer

Does that make sense?