SOLUTION: Tickets for the concert were $3 for students and $5 for adults. There were 245 tickets sold and the money brought in on tickets sales was less than $1000. At most how many adult ti

Question 1095174: Tickets for the concert were $3 for students and $5 for adults. There were 245 tickets sold and the money brought in on tickets sales was less than $1000. At most how many adult tickets were sold?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
s, number of students
a, number of adults

Use elimination method to find a.
Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Tickets for the concert were $3 for students and $5 for adults. There were 245 tickets sold and the money brought in on tickets sales was less than $1000. At most how many adult tickets were sold?

Number of adult tickets sold were < 132.5, so:
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