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Tomas ran a Lucky Dip stall.
LUCKY DIP
Tickets 50p
Tickets ending 00 win £12
Tickets ending 5 win £1.50
There were 750 tickets, numbered 1 to 750
Tomas sold all the winning tickets, and some of the losing tickets.
He made a profit of £163
How many losing tickets did he sell?

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Answer:

637

Step-by-step explanation:

Ticket ending 00= £12 * 7 = £84  

Tickets ending 5 = £1.5 * 75 = £112.5  

£84+£112.5=£196.5  

Price money + Profit: £196.5+£163= 356

356/£0.5 = 719 total tickets sold

719- 82 (WINNING TICKETS) = 637 losing tickets sold