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Can someone please solve this problem Algebraically?...please...

s + n = 500
5s + 10n = 4,000

At a high school football game, admission is $5 for students and $10 for non-students. The school made $4,000 from admissions at the first game, which 500 people attended. How many students and non-students were at the game? Earlier you wrote the system of equations that models this situation. In this activity, you will solve this system of equations.

User Jaxidian
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Answer:

n 300 s 200

Explanation:

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-5(s+n)=-5(500)

-5s-5n=-2500
5s+10n=4000

5n=1500

n=300
s=200
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