Members of the drama club are selling tickets on the night of the their show. Some money is placed in the cashbox before any tickets are sold. As drama club members sell their tickets, they record the number of tickets sold and the total amount of money in the cash box


Number of Tickets sold

20

43

108


Money is the Cashbox (dollars) :

320

492.50

980


a. Assuming all of the tickets are the same price, write an equation. that describes the relationship between the number of tickets sold and the total amount of money in the cashbox


b. How much money is in the cashbox before any tickets are sold? Explain how you found your answer by using the equation from part a


c. What is the price of each ticket? Explain how you found your answer by using the equation from part a