To find out the number of tickets sold and unsold based on the ratio of tickets sold to unsold tickets being 5:3, we can set up the problem using the ratio concept.
Let's denote:
- The number of tickets sold as \( 5x \).
- The number of unsold tickets as \( 3x \).
According to the problem, the total number of tickets is the sum of sold and unsold tickets:
\[ 5x + 3x = 1200 \]
Combining like terms gives us:
\[ 8x = 1200 \]
Now, we can solve for \( x \):
\[ x = \frac{1200}{8} = 150 \]
Now that we have \( x \), we can find the number of tickets sold and unsold:
- Tickets sold: \( 5x = 5 \times 150 = 750 \)
- Tickets unsold: \( 3x = 3 \times 150 = 450 \)
Thus, the values to be inserted are:
- Tickets sold: 750
- Tickets unsold: 450
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