Question

Adult tickets to a basketball game cost $5. Student tickets cost $1. A total of $3,128 was collected on the sale of 1,336 tickets. How many of each type of ticket were sold?

Answer 1

Adults = 448

Students = 888

Explanation:

Write equations with info given

A = Adult tickets

S = Student tickets

5A+1S=3,128

A+S=1336

Subtract equations from each other

4A=1792

Solve for A

A=448

Plug A into second equitation

448+S=1336

Solve for S

S=888