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OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e §9.7 Solve a Formula for a Specific Variable · Review Exercise 69 · Algebra · Algebra word problems

Solve a Formula for a Specific Variable · Review Exercise 69

Solve each ticket or stamp word problem.

A church luncheon made $\$ \text{842}. $A d u l tt i c k e t scos t$ $\text{10} $e a c han d c hi l d r e n ’ s t i c k e t scos t$ $\text{6} $e a c h . T h e n u mb er o f c hi l d r e n w a s$ 12$ more than twice the number of adults. How many of each ticket were sold?

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OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e · §9.7 Solve a Formula for a Specific Variable · Review Exercise 69

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