SOLUTION: There were 200 tickets sold for a football game. Tickets were $1.50 for students and $3 for adults. The total amount collected was $495. How many of each type of ticket was sold?

Question 488304: There were 200 tickets sold for a football game. Tickets were $1.50 for students and $3 for adults. The total amount collected was $495. How many of each type of ticket was sold?
Answer by mervh1967(6) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Set number Adult tickets=A
Set number Student tickets=S
You can now write 2 equations:
Eqn1. Adult tickets + Student tickets = 200
Eqn2. Adult tickets*$3 + Student tickets*$1.50 = $495
from eqn 1
and insert into Eqn2.

and from Eqn1.

merv

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