Ranch High School hosted a basketball tournament to raise money to update the school's gym. The cost for all the necessary supplies was $375. The school decided to sell adult tickets for $8.50 and child tickets for $5.00. Use this
information to answer the following questions.
a. At the end of the tournament, Ranch High School determined that they sold 205 adult tickets and 125 child tickets.
In order to update the school's gym, Ranch High School needs $3,500. Complete the register to determine if the
school has enough money to update the gym.
Date
Description of Transaction
Withdrawal
Deposit
Balance
Beginning Balance
1,568.32
10/5/16 Supplies for Tournament
10/9/16
Adult Tickets
10/9/16
Child Tickets
b. Write an algebraic expression to represent the profit earned from the basketball tournament. Let a represent the
number of adult tickets sold, and let c represent the number of child tickets sold. (Profit is the amount of money
collected in ticket sales minus the cost of supplies.)