Problema Solution
There were 180 people at a civic club fundraiser. Members paid $4.50 per ticket and non members paid $8.25 per ticket. If total receipts amounted to $1222.50, how many members and how many nonmembers attended the fundraiser.
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let
x = the number of members that attended the fundraiser
y = the number of nonmembers that attended the fundraiser
There were 180 people at a civic club fundraiser:
x + y = 180
Members paid $4.50 per ticket and non members paid $8.25 per ticket, total receipts amounted to $1222.50:
4.50x + 8.25y = 1222.50
by solving the system of equations:
x + y = 180
4.50x + 8.25y = 1222.50
we find:
x = 70 members
y = 110 nonmembers
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70 members and 110 nonmembers attended the fundraiser.