6. At a firefighters' pancake breakfast, the firefighters served 345 people and raised $1395. If

the cost of a, an adult's ticket to the pancake breakfast, was $5 and the cost of c, a child's

ticket, was $3, what was the number of adult tickets sold?

System:

Matrix:

Number of adult tickets sold:

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Evie Aguilar

Mathematics

14 October, 13:30

6. At a firefighters' pancake breakfast, the firefighters served 345 people and raised $1395. If

the cost of a, an adult's ticket to the pancake breakfast, was $5 and the cost of c, a child's

ticket, was $3, what was the number of adult tickets sold?

System:

Matrix:

Number of adult tickets sold:

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Twinkly · Answer 1

130 tickets, $5 each, to attend the firefighters pancake breakfast

Step-by-step explanation:

c&a=345

a by 5 and c by3=1395

c=345-a

2a+1035=1395

a=260

a=130

130 adults were buying tickets to get through a pancake breakfast

6. At a firefighters' pancake breakfast, the firefighters served 345 people and raised $1395. Ifthe cost of a, an adult's ticket to the pancake breakfast, was $5 and the cost of c, a child'sticket, was $3, what was the number of adult tickets sold?System:Matrix:Number of adult tickets sold: