SOLUTION: The theater club sells a total of 101 tickets to its first play. A student ticket cost $1. An adult ticket costs $2.50. Total ticket sales are $164. How many student tickets were s

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Question 1162280: The theater club sells a total of 101 tickets to its first play. A student ticket cost $1. An adult ticket costs $2.50. Total ticket sales are $164. How many student tickets were sold?
Answer by ikleyn(52800)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let x be the number of student tickets.


Then the total revenue equation is


    1*x + 2.50*(101-x) = 164


in this case.


From the equation,


     x =  = 59.


ANSWER.  59 student tickets.

olved.

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