Question

At a concert, tickets cost either $40 or $60. 700 tickets were sold at a cost of $33600. Find how many $40 tickets were sold.

Answer 1

420

Explanation:

Let x = number of $40 tickets.

Let y = number of $60 tickets.

x + y = 700

40x + 60y = 33600

-40x - 40y = -28000

20y = 5600

y = 280

x + y = 700

x + 280 = 700

x = 420

Answer: 420 $40 tickets were sold