Question

There were 202 tickets sold during the first hour of sales for the opening match of the

World Cup. Tickets for the cheap seats cost $50, and the best seats cost $556. Use algebra
to find out how many tickets of each type were sold if the total receipt was $42,990,

Answer 1

137 cheap tickets sold, and 65 best seats sold

Explanation:

x+y=202

50x+556y=42900

x=202-y

50(202-y)+556y=42900

10100-50y+556y=42900

10100+506y=42900

506y=32890

y=65

x=202-65

x=137

x= Cheap tickets, y= expensive tickets