Three times as many childeren as adults attended a concert on Saturday. An adult ticket is $7 and a child's ticket is $3. The theater collected $6000. How many people bought tickets?

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Three times as many childeren as adults attended a concert on Saturday.  An adult ticket is $7 and a child's ticket is $3. The theater collected $6000. How many people bought tickets?

Kuai · Answer

Let a= adults 3a= children 7a + 3(3a) = $6000 16a = 6000 a = 6000/16 = 375 number of adult Number of children 3a = 375*3 = 1125 1125 + 375 Number of people 1500