Question

You and your friend were working the ticket table at the last school basketball game.

The tickets sold for $5 for adults and $3 for students.
A total of 375 people attended the
game and a total of $1375 was taken in at the ticket table. How many adult tickets were
sold and how many student tickets were sold?

Answer 1

Explanation:

First

a+s=375

a=375-s

Next

5a+3s=1375, now using a found above makes this equation become

5(375-s)+3s=1375

1875-5s+3s=1375

1875-2s=1375

-2s=-500

s=250, since a=375-s

a=375-250

a=125

So 125 adult and 250 student tickets were sold.