SOLUTION: Karen sold 50 tickets for a school event. Her ticket sales totaled $180. The cost of each student ticket was $3, and the cost of each adult ticket was $5. How many student ticke

Question 184500: Karen sold 50 tickets for a school event. Her ticket sales totaled $180. The cost of each student ticket was $3, and the cost of each adult ticket was $5. How many student tickets did Karen sell? How many adult tickets did Karen sell?
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
S+A=50 OR S=50-A
3S+5A=180
3(50-A)+5A=180
150-3A+5A=180
2A=180-150
2A=30
A=30/2
A=15 ADULT TICKETS SOLD.
50-15=35 STUDENT TICKETS SOLD.
pROOF:
3*35+5*15=180
105+75=180
180=180
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