Problema Solution

there were 300 people at the dance.Tickets cost $5 for visitors and $3 for students. The total ticket sales were $1100. How manystudents attended the dance

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Let

x = the number of students

300 - x = the number of visitors

5(300 - x) + 3x = 1100

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x = 200 students

There were 200 students at the dance.