The number of students attending the fall play was 150 mare than the number of adults attending. Student tickets costs $3, and adult tickets cost $5. A total of $4730 was collected. How many students attended the play?
the question states the following to be true *$3.00*x + $5.00*(x-150) = $4730.00 . simplify and solve for x, the number of students 3x + 5x - 750 = 4730 8x = 5480 x = 685 . check your answer 3*685 + 5*535 = 4730