Problema Solution
A theatrical production company donated free tickets for their show to the local Boys & Girls Club. They claimed that the ticket value was $295 A child's ticket cost $5.25 and an adult ticket cost $8.50. If there were four times as many children's tickets as adult tickets, how many adults and children got to attend the show for free?
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Let children's tickets = 4A
Adult tickets = A
5.25(4A) + 8.50(A) = 295
Find A
A = 10
10 adults and 40 children can go for free to the show for free