Question

The theater group sold adult and student tickets for the play. They sold a total of 560 tickets. Each adult ticket was $8 and each student ticket was $3.50. The group took in a total of $3166. How many of each type of ticket was sold for the play?

Answer 1

268 adult and 292 student tickets sold

Explanation:

a = number adult tickets sold

s = number student tickets sold

a + s = 560

8a + 3.50s = 3166

a = 268 adult tickets

s = 292 student tickets