SOLUTION: tickets for a concert were priced at $9 for students and $11 for nonstudents. there were 2,000 tickets sold for a total of $20,960. how many student ticket were sold?

Question 545063: tickets for a concert were priced at $9 for students and $11 for nonstudents. there were 2,000 tickets sold for a total of $20,960. how many student ticket were sold?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of student tickets sold
Let = number of non-student tickets sold
given:
(1)
(2)
--------------------
Multiply both sides of (1) by and
subtract (1) from (2)
(2)
(1)

and, since
(1)
(1)
(1)
520 student tickets were sold
check answer:
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK
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