Question

Regular tickets to a concert cost $34.50, and VIP tickets cost $78.50. A total of 810 tickets were sold, and total ticket sales were $29,045. The equation 34.50r+78.50(810−r)=29,045 can be used to determine the number of regular tickets r sold to the concert. How many of each type of ticket were sold?

I need help please this is 8th grade math. Please help.

Answer 1

There were 48 regular tickets n 330 Vip tickets sold

Answer 2

There were 480 regular tickets and 330 VIP tickets sold

Explanation:

because, when plugged into the equation, 480 and 330 make the equation true. The Step-by-step explanation for this is,

34.5(480)+78.5(810-480)=29,045