Question

Milauskasville Middle School's Crazy Hair Club sold tickets to it's "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow" talent show. A total of 55 tickets were sold in the amount of $176.50. If adult tickets cost $3.75 and student tickets cost $2.00, how many adult tickets and student tickets were sold?​

Answer 1

Adult ticket = 38

Student ticket = 17

Explanation:

Let :

Adult ticket = x

Student ticket = y

x + y = 55 - - - - (1)

Cost per x = 3.75

Cost per y = 2

3.75x + 2y = 176.50 - - - (2)

From (1):

x = 55 - y

Put in (2)

3.75(55 - y) + 2y = 176.50

206.25 - 3.75y + 2y = 176.50

-1.75y = - 29.75

y = - 29.75 / - 1.75

y = 17

From :

x = 55 - y

x = 55 - 17

x = 38