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18 October, 08:52

The first performance of the school play sold out for all 2000 tickets. The tickets sales receipts totaled$8500. If adults paid $5 and students paid $3 for their tickets, how many of each kind of ticket was sold?

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  1. 18 October, 08:57
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    A+s=2000

    5a+3s=8500

    a=-s+2000

    -5s+10000+3s=8500

    -2s=-1500

    s=750

    a=1250

    They sold 750 student tickets and 1,250 adult tickets
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