C=20+A
2C+5A = 740
2(20+A) + 5A = 740
40+2A + 5A = 740
7A = 700
A = 100
C = 120
Liza B.
asked 12/10/201) They sell 20 more children’s tickets than adult’s tickets to a pancake breakfast fundraiser. Children’s tickets cost $2.00 each and adults tickets cost $5.00 each. The total amount of money collected at the fund raiser was $740.00.
a) Set up a linear equation that relates children’s tickets to adult’s tickets. Use the variable A for adult’s tickets and the variable C for children’s tickets.
b) Set up a linear equation that the money that was collected from children’s tickets and from adult’s tickets. Use the variable A for adult’s tickets and the variable C for children’s tickets.
C=20+A
2C+5A = 740
2(20+A) + 5A = 740
40+2A + 5A = 740
7A = 700
A = 100
C = 120
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