Question

tickets for admission to a high School football game cost three dollars for students and five dollars for adults during won game $2995 was collected from the sale of 729 tickets how many adult tickets and student tickets were sold

Answer 1

They sold 325 student tickets and 404 adult tickets

Step by Step:

1)x+y=729

2)3x+5y=2992

3) 3(x+y=729)

4) 3x+5y=2995

3x+3y=2187

5) 2y=808

6) y=404

7) x+404=729

8) x=325