Question

8. Shelley and Jim sold tickets to the basketball game. Good seats were $3 each and not so good seats cost

only $2 each. 150 people attended the game and Shelley and Jim collected $350. Write the system. How
many of each type of seat did they sell?

Answer 1

100 not so good seats

50 good seats

Explanation:

Let x represent good seats and y represent not so good seats

[i] 3x + 2y = 350

[ii] x+y = 150

[iii] y = 150 - x

substitute this to equation [i]

3x + 2y = .350

3x + 2 (150-x ) = 350

3x + 300 - 2x = 350

3x-2x = 350 - 300

x = 50 good seats

now substitute what you got to equation [iii]

y = 150 - 50 = 100 not so good seats

when we check the answer by using equation [i] we find that it is correct:

3x + 2y = 350

3(50) + 2(100) = 350

150 + 200 = 350

350 = 350