Question

The spring concert at a certain high school sold 158 tickets. Students were charged $2 each and adults $5 each. The income from the sale of tickets was $598. How

many students and how many adults bought tickets?

Answer 1

• 64 students
• 94 adults

Explanation:

Let x represent the number of adult tickets. Then 158-x student tickets were sold, and the total revenue was ...

5x +2(158 -x) = 598

3x +316 = 598 . . . . . . simplify

3x = 282 . . . . . . . . subtract 316

x = 94 . . . . . . . . divide by 3; adult tickets sold

158-x = 64 . . . student tickets sold

64 students and 94 adults bought tickets.