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Box Office Puzzle
The school play sold adult tickets for ${{ p.priceA }} and child tickets for ${{ p.priceC }}. They sold a total of {{ p.totalT }} tickets and made exactly ${{ p.totalR }}.
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What are the two unknown numbers we need to find?
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Build the equation for the Total Tickets.
Let x = Adult tickets, y = Child tickets.
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+
{{ s2.slots.s2.label }}
=
{{ s2.slots.s3.label }}
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That doesn't look right. We want the total number of tickets.
Perfect! Quantity equation built.
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Build the equation for the Total Money.
Match the prices to the correct tickets, and set the total.
x
+
y
=
Check your prices and total money!
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Find the intersection!
Adjust Adult tickets. Child tickets auto-adjust to keep the total at {{ p.totalT }}. Find the mix that makes ${{ p.totalR }}.
x + y = {{ p.totalT }}
{{ p.priceA }}x + {{ p.priceC }}y = {{ p.totalR }}
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Adult (x)
{{ s4.x }}
+
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Child (y)
{{ s4.y }}
=
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Total
{{ p.totalT }}
0
{{ p.totalT }}
Revenue Match
${{ s4.currentRev }} / ${{ p.totalR }}
Equations Balanced! 🎉
Too low. Need more expensive tickets!
Too high. Need more cheap tickets!
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System Solved!
You found the exact combination:
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{{ p.ansA }} Adults
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{{ p.ansC }} Children