Question

Tickets for the school play cost $4 for students and $7 for adults. For one performance, 146 tickets were sold for $779. How many tickets were for adults and how many were for students?

a 65 students and 81 adults
b 80 students and 66 adults
c 70 students and 77 adults
d 81 students and 65 adults

Answer 1

Answer: D

Explanation:

Total tickets sold is $779

Calculate the options to get the right answer.

Option D is correct at

81 students at $4 = 324

65 adults at $7= 455

Total is $ 779