Register
concert venue sells adult tickets for $15 and student tickets for $10 . Monday, a total of 85 tickets were sold, and the total money collected was $1,115 . How many adult tickets and how many student tickets
162k views
1 vote
concert venue sells adult tickets for $15 and student tickets for $10 . Monday, a total of 85 tickets were sold, and the total money collected was $1,115 . How many adult tickets and how many student tickets were sold?

User JacquesB
by
7.7k points

1 Answer

6 votes
x=adult tickets and y=student tickets

x+y=85
15x+10y=1115

so now do a system of equations

(15x+15y=1275)-(15x+10y=1115)= 5y=160 so y=32 tickets

x+32=85 so x=53 tickets

53 adult tickets and 32 student tickets
User Jupiteror
by
8.3k points
← Prev Question Next Question →

Related questions

Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Other Questions

How do you can you solve this problem 37 + y = 87; y =
What is .725 as a fraction
A bathtub is being filled with water. After 3 minutes 4/5 of the tub is full. Assuming the rate is constant, how much longer will it take to fill the tub?
i have a field 60m long and 110 wide going to be paved i ordered 660000000cm cubed of cement  how thick must the cement be to cover field
Write words to match the expression. 24- ( 6+3)
Link Copied!