SOLUTION: a theater sold 900 tickets to a play. floor seats cost $ 12 each and balcony seats $ 10 each. total receipts were $ 9780. how many of each type of tickets were sold?

Question 365919: a theater sold 900 tickets to a play. floor seats cost $ 12 each and balcony seats $ 10 each. total receipts were $ 9780. how many of each type of tickets were sold?
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a theater sold 900 tickets to a play. floor seats cost $ 12 each and balcony seats $ 10 each. total receipts were $ 9780. how many of each type of tickets were sold?
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floor seats x ---- $12
balcony seats 900-x ---$10
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Total receipts = 9780
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12x+10(900-x)=9780
12x+9000-10x=9780
2x=9780-9000
2x=780
/2
x=390 ---- floor tickets
balcony seats ---510 tickets
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