SOLUTION: Tickets to a high school musical cost $12 for non students and $8 for students. If 245 tickets are sold one evening with ticket revenues totaling $2540, how many student tickets we

Question 1108290: Tickets to a high school musical cost $12 for non students and $8 for students. If 245 tickets are sold one evening with ticket revenues totaling $2540, how many student tickets were sold?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x students
y others

Use Elimination Method.

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----students
Answer by ikleyn(52834)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The correct answer is x = 100 (students), y = 145 (others). Check. 8*100 + 12*145 = 2540 dollars. ! Correct !

Be aware:   the answer "345 for students" by @josgarithmetic   is   W R O N G !

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