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30 May, 08:22

Adult tickets to a basketball game cost $5. Student tickets cost $1. A total of $2,479 was collected on the sale of 1,123 tickets. How many of each type of ticket were sold?

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  1. 30 May, 08:46
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    This is done using simultaneous equations

    If the no of adults is X and the no of students is y then,

    5x + y=2479

    x+y = 1123

    Now you have to solve for X and y.

    5x+y - (x+y) = 2479-1123

    4x = 1356

    X = 1356/4

    X = 339
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