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Adult tickets to a basketball game cost $5. Student tickets cost $1. A total of $3,142 was collected on the sale of 1,330 tickets. How many of each type of ticket were sold?

The basketball game sold
______adult tickets and
_______student tickets.

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Answer:

453 adult tickets and 877 student tickets were sold.

Explanation:

Given that adult tickets to a basketball game cost $ 5 and student tickets cost $ 1, and a total of $ 3,142 was collected on the sale of 1,330 tickets, to determine how many of each type of ticket were sold the following calculations must be performed:

5 - 1 = 4

1330 x 1 = 1330

3142 - 1330 = 1812

1812/4 = 453

1330 - 453 = 877

877 x 1 + 453 x 5 = X

877 + 2265 = X

3142 = X

Therefore, 453 adult tickets and 877 student tickets were sold.

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