The expression to represent the number of adult tickets sold would be s + 5 (since Sammy sold five more adult tickets than senior tickets).
The expression to represent the number of children's tickets sold would be 2s (since Sammy sold twice as many children's tickets as senior tickets).
The equation to represent the total ticket sales would be: 6(s + 5) + 2(2s) + 4s = 142 (since adult tickets cost $6, children's tickets cost $2, and senior tickets cost $4).
To solve the equation, we can simplify it:
6s + 30 + 4s + 8s = 142
18s + 30 = 142
18s = 112
s = 112/18
s ≈ 6.22
Since Sammy cannot sell a fraction of a ticket, we can infer that Sammy sold approximately 6 senior tickets.
Sammy was selling tickets for the football game. He sold five more adult tickets than senior tickets and twice as many children's tickets as senior tickets. Let s represent the number of senior tickets sold. Write an expression to represent the number of adult tickets sold. Write an expression to represent the number of children's tickets sold.
Adult tickets cost $6, children's tickets cost $2 and senior tickets cost $4. Sammy made $142 selling football tickets. Write an equation to represent the total ticket sales. How many senior tickets did Sammy sell?
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