SOLUTION: 586 people attend a banquet at Disney. residents paid $12.95 and non-residents paid $17.95. if Disney made $9423.70 from ticket for the event, how many residents and non-residents

Question 408700: 586 people attend a banquet at Disney. residents paid $12.95 and non-residents paid $17.95. if Disney made $9423.70 from ticket for the event, how many residents and non-residents attended? I can't seem to solve this problem.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!



Hi

586 people attend

Let x and (586-x) represent the number of NR and Residents:

Question states***

 17.95x + 12.95(586-x) = $9423.70

Solving for x, will let You take from here. 

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