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Tickets for the senior class play cost $6 for adults and $3 for students. A total of 846 tickets worth $3,846 were sold. How many student tickets were sold? How many adult tickets were sold?

Answer 1

410 student and 436 adult tickets

Explanation:

x is the number of student tickets and y is the number of adult tickets sold. we now that a total of 846 tickets were sold so x+y=846=>x=846-y. we also now that their worth was 3 846usd so 3*x+6*y=3846. we substitute x and are left with the following equation:3x+6*(846-x)=3846

5076-3x=3846

3x=1230

x=410

=>y=846-410=436