Question

A movie theater sells student tickets for $5 and adult tickets for $10. On Saturday night, 2,500 people go to the theater and ticket sales total $18,000. How many adults and children went to the theater on Saturday night?

Which solution is reasonable?


A)2000 students and 1000 adults


B)1100 adults and 1400 students


C)3000 students and 0 adults


D)500 students and 1500 adults

Answer 1

B) 1,100(Adults) x $10= $11,000 1400(Students) x $5= $7,000 // $11,000 + $7,000 = $18,000