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A school sells a total of 301 tickets for a soccer match. An adult ticket cost $3.00 and a student ticket cost $1.00. Ticket sales amounted to $487. How many adults attended th
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A school sells a total of 301 tickets for a soccer match. An adult ticket cost $3.00 and a student ticket cost $1.00. Ticket sales amounted to $487. How many adults attended the game?
Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A+S=301
S=301-A
3A+1(301-A)=487
3A+301-A=487
2X=487-301
2X=186
X=186/2
A=93 ADULT TICKETS WERE SOLD.
301-93=208 STUDENT TICKETS WERE SOLD.
PROOF:
3*93+1*208=487
279+208=487
487=487
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