SOLUTION: write an equation for adult tickets to a play cost $5 and kids tickets cost $2. if 295 tickets wer sold and a total of $950 was collected how many students tickets were sold?

Question 353456: write an equation for
adult tickets to a play cost $5 and kids tickets cost $2. if 295 tickets wer sold and a total of $950 was collected how many students tickets were sold?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
write an equation for
adult tickets to a play cost $5 and kids tickets cost $2. if 295 tickets wer sold and a total of $950 was collected how many students tickets were sold?
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a + k = 295 tickets
5a+2k = 950 dollars
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Substitute for "a" and solve for "k":
5(295-k)+2k = 950
1475 - 5k + 2k = 950
1475 - 3k = 950
3k = 525
k = 175 (# of kid tickets sold)
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Since a + k = 295, a = 120 (# of adult tickets sold)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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