Word Problem: Raffle Tickets and Real World Math

Jan 20, 2018 | Aventura

Happy Word Problem, math fans! A little bit of practice every day keeps those math muscles strong. We’re here to help with a fantastically fun real world math challenge, so if you’re ready to improve your foundational math skills go ahead and try the challenge below.

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Challenge: A local scout troop is hosting a fundraising talent show. They sold child tickets for $5.00 each and adult tickets for $10.00 each. They made $400.00. If they sold 12 adult tickets, how many child tickets did they sell?

Solution: The scout troop made $10.00 × 12 = $120.00. Since they made a total of $400.00, they made $400.00 – $120.00 = $280.00 from the sale of child tickets. Since they sold child tickets for $5.00 each, the number of child tickets they sold was $280.00 ÷ $5.00 = 56 tickets.

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