SOLUTION: Advanced-purchased tickets to an art exhibition cost $10, while tickets purchased at the door cost $13. If a total of 170 tickets were sold and $2,045 was collected, how many adva

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Question 623663: Advanced-purchased tickets to an art exhibition cost $10, while tickets purchased at the door cost $13. If a total of 170 tickets were sold and $2,045 was collected, how many advanced-purchase tickets were sold?
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Hi,  

Advanced-purchased tickets to an art exhibition cost $10, while highlight%28x%29tickets purchased at the door cost $13. 

If a total of 170 tickets were  sold and $2,045 was collected, 

how many advanced-purchase  tickets were sold?

Question states***

 13x + 10(170-x)= $2,045

           3x = 345

            x = 115, $13 tickets   and highlight%2855%29 $10 tickets were sold

and

CHECKING our Answer***

 %2413%2A115+%2B+%2410%2A55+=+%242045