SOLUTION: Basic algebra instructions: Write an equation to model each sitiuation. Then solve. The attendance at a baseball game was 400 people. Student tickets cost $2 and adult tickets

Question 99465: Basic algebra
instructions: Write an equation to model each sitiuation. Then solve.
The attendance at a baseball game was 400 people. Student tickets cost $2 and adult tickets cost $3. Total ticket sales were $1050. How many tickets of each type were sold? Answer is 150students and 250 adults. How do I set up the equation?
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How do I set up the equation?
let a=number of adult tickets s=number of student tickets
a+s=400
2s+3a=1050
Ed
graph included

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