SOLUTION: The pta sold 310 tickets for their annual fundraising spaghetti supper. They brought in $1,320. If adult tickets cost $5.00 and student tickets cost $3.00 , how many of each type o

Question 964625: The pta sold 310 tickets for their annual fundraising spaghetti supper. They brought in $1,320. If adult tickets cost $5.00 and student tickets cost $3.00 , how many of each type of ticket was sold?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Multiply the first equation by and add to the second,

Then,

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