SOLUTION: a jazz concert brought in $178000 on the sale of $8600 tickets. if the tickets sold for $15 each and $25 each, how many of each type of ticket were sold
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Question 1147770: a jazz concert brought in $178000 on the sale of $8600 tickets. if the tickets sold for $15 each and $25 each, how many of each type of ticket were sold
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of $15 tickets sold
Let = number of $25 tickets sold
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(1)
(2)
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(2)
Multiply both sides of (1) by
and subtract (2) from (1)
(1)
(2)
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and
(1)
(1)
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3700 $15 tickets sold
4900 $25 tickets sold
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check:
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK
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