Question

Three hundred and thirty people came to the play The Curious George. Student tickets cost $5.50 and adult tickets cost $8 and the ticket booth made $2190. How many of each ticket was sold?

Answer 1

180 student tickets and 150 adult tickets

Explanation:

Let's assume the number of student tickets sold is "S" and the number of adult tickets sold is "A".

We are given two pieces of information:

1. The total number of tickets sold: S + A = 330

2. The total revenue from ticket sales: 5.50S + 8A = 2190

We can use these two equations to solve for the values of S and A.

Solving for S and A we get, S = 180 and A=150

So, 150 adult tickets and 180 student tickets were sold for the play "The Curious George."