SOLUTION: 2876question #42 says you are selling tickets for a high school play students tickets cost 4$ and general admission cost$6. you sell 525 tickets and collect $2876 how many of each

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Question 64402This question is from textbook McDougal Littell
: 2876question #42 says you are selling tickets for a high school play students tickets cost 4$ and general admission cost$6. you sell 525 tickets and collect $2876 how many of each type of ticket did you sell? so far the only thing i get is that one of the equatons is i think 4x+6y=525 but i don't know how to get the other one,? help? This question is from textbook McDougal Littell

Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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S+G=525 STUDENT + GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS SOLD
4S+6G=2876 AMOUNT OF MONEY COLLECTED FOR SELLING STUDENT TICKETS FOR $4 & GENERAL ADMISSION FOR $6.
THEN S=525-G NOW SUBSTITUTE (525-G) FOR S IN THE OTHER EQUATION WE GET
4(525-G)+6G=2876
2100-4G+6G=2876
2G=2876-2100
2G=776
G=776/2
G=388 THE NUMBER OF GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS SOLD. THEN
525-388=137 NUMBER OF STUDENT TICKETS SOLD.
PROOF
4*137+6*388=2876
548+2328=2876
2876=2876