Homer's Ticket Sales: Solve with Substitution & Elimination

Homer sells adult tickets for $12 and child tickets for $8. Last weekend, he sold a total of 50 tickets and made $480. How many adult and child tickets did he sell? Use the substitution method.

• 20 adult tickets and 30 child tickets

• 15 adult tickets and 35 child tickets

• 25 adult tickets and 25 child tickets

• 10 adult tickets and 40 child tickets

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Homer's ticket sales for a concert included 30 adult tickets and child tickets combined. If the total revenue from these tickets was $360, with adult tickets priced at $15 and child tickets at $10, how many of each type of ticket did he sell? Use the elimination method.

• 12 adult tickets and 18 child tickets

• 15 adult tickets and 15 child tickets

• 10 adult tickets and 20 child tickets

• 5 adult tickets and 25 child tickets

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Homer sold tickets for a school play. He sold 20 more child tickets than adult tickets. If adult tickets are $5 and child tickets are $3, and he made $150 in total, how many of each type of ticket did he sell? Use the substitution method.

• Adult tickets: 15, Child tickets: 35

• Adult tickets: 10, Child tickets: 30

• Adult tickets: 20, Child tickets: 40

• Adult tickets: 5, Child tickets: 25

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At a fair, Homer sold tickets for rides. He sold twice as many adult tickets as child tickets. If adult tickets are $10 and child tickets are $5, and he made $150, how many tickets of each type did he sell? Use the elimination method.

• Child tickets: 4, Adult tickets: 8

• Child tickets: 10, Adult tickets: 20

• Child tickets: 6, Adult tickets: 12

• Child tickets: 5, Adult tickets: 15

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Homer's ticket sales for a movie night included 40 tickets in total. If he sold adult tickets for $10 and child tickets for $6, and made $300, how many adult and child tickets did he sell? Use the substitution method.

• 20 adult tickets and 20 child tickets

• 15 adult tickets and 25 child tickets

• 5 adult tickets and 35 child tickets

• 10 adult tickets and 30 child tickets

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Homer sold tickets for a sports event. He sold 15 more child tickets than adult tickets. If adult tickets are $20 and child tickets are $12, and he made $384, how many of each type of ticket did he sell? Use the elimination method.

• Adult tickets: 6, Child tickets: 21

• Adult tickets: 5, Child tickets: 20

• Adult tickets: 8, Child tickets: 23

• Adult tickets: 10, Child tickets: 25

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Homer's ticket sales for a concert included 25 adult tickets and child tickets combined. If the total revenue from these tickets was $500, with adult tickets priced at $20 and child tickets at $15, how many of each type of ticket did he sell? Use the substitution method.

• 15 adult tickets, 10 child tickets

• 20 adult tickets, 5 child tickets

• 10 adult tickets, 15 child tickets

• 25 adult tickets, 0 child tickets

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Homer sold tickets for a charity event. He sold 10 more adult tickets than child tickets. If adult tickets are $25 and child tickets are $15, and he made $550, how many tickets of each type did he sell? Use the elimination method.

• 10 child tickets and 20 adult tickets

• 8 child tickets and 18 adult tickets

• 5 child tickets and 15 adult tickets

• 12 child tickets and 22 adult tickets

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Homer's ticket sales for a theater show included 60 tickets in total. If he sold adult tickets for $18 and child tickets for $12, and made $960, how many adult and child tickets did he sell? Use the substitution method.

• 30 adult tickets and 30 child tickets

• 50 adult tickets and 10 child tickets

• 40 adult tickets and 20 child tickets

• 20 adult tickets and 40 child tickets

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Homer sold tickets for a festival. He sold three times as many child tickets as adult tickets. If adult tickets are $10 and child tickets are $4, and he made $200, how many tickets of each type did he sell? Use the elimination method.

• 10 adult tickets and 30 child tickets

• 8 adult tickets and 24 child tickets

• 5 adult tickets and 15 child tickets

• 12 adult tickets and 36 child tickets

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