define a variable, write an equation, and solve the problem.

Question

the middle scool principal has given ms. Hurst $210 to buy tickets to a play. The school requires that there be one adult chaperone for every five students on such a trip. How many $7.50 student tickets and $15 adult tickets can she order?

Answer 1

a represents the number of adult tickets

5a represents the number of student tickets

15a + 7.50(5a) = 210

 

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