SOLUTION: You are selling tickets for a high school basketball game. Student tickets cost $3 and general admission tickets cost $5. You sell 350 tickets and collect $1,450. How m

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Question 450579: You are selling tickets for a high school basketball game. Student
tickets cost $3 and general admission tickets cost $5. You sell 350
tickets and collect $1,450. How many student tickets did you sell?

Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi,
Let x represent the number oF student tickets sold, (350-x) the # of adult tickets
Question states***
3x + 5(350-x) = 1450
-2x = -300
x = 150, the number oF student tickets sold
CHECKING our Answer*** Note 200a adult tickets sold (350-150)
$3*150 + $5*200 = $450 + $1000 = $1450
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