SOLUTION: There were
712
tickets purchased for a major league baseball game. The
lower reservedlower reserved  
tickets cost
​$9.50
and the
upper reservedupper r
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Question 1122954: There were
712
tickets purchased for a major league baseball game. The
lower reservedlower reserved
tickets cost
$9.50
and the
upper reservedupper reserved
tickets cost
$8.00.
The total amount of money spent was
$6239.00
How many of each kind of ticket were purchased?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A=lower and B=upper
A=B=712 Count equation
9.50A+8B= 6239 Money equation
-8A-8B=-5696
1.5A=543
A=(2/3)543=362 @ 9.50=$3439
B=712-362=350 @ 8=$2800
add to $6239
362 of lower and 350 of upper
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