All changes saved 27. Tim is selling tickets to raise money for his club. He put some extra money in his box before he began. As he
sells tickets, he records the number of tickets he has sold and the total amount of money in the box as shown in
the table below.
TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM
TICKET SALES
Number of
Tickets Sold
7
Total Money in Box
(dollars)
108.75
146.25
177.50
13
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Assuming all the tickets are the same price, write an equation that represents the situation in the table.
Explain how to use your equation to determine the amount of money originally in the box before any tickets
were sold and the price of each ticket.
Show your work.