SOLUTION: "there were 39,000 people at a ball game the day's receipts were $276,000 how many people paid $14 for reserved seats and how many paid $5 for general admission?"

Question 573479: "there were 39,000 people at a ball game the day's receipts were $276,000 how many people paid $14 for reserved seats and how many paid $5 for general admission?"
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x persons General
y persons Reserved

1 x + 1 y = 39000 .............1
5 x + 14 y = 276000 .............2
Eliminate y
multiply (1)by -14
Multiply (2) by 1
-14 x -14 y = -546000
5 x + 14 y = 276000
Add the two equations
-9 x = -270000.00
/ -9
x = 30000
plug value of x in (1)
1 x + 1 y = 39000
30000 + 1 y = 39000
1 y = 39000 -30000
1 y = 9000
y = 9000
30000 persons General
9000 persons Reserved

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