SOLUTION: Tickets for the front section to a rock concert cost $25 each. The back section tickets sold for $15 each. If 400 tickets weere sold for a total take of $7500, how many of each typ

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Question 390431: Tickets for the front section to a rock concert cost $25 each. The back section tickets sold for $15 each. If 400 tickets weere sold for a total take of $7500, how many of each type of ticket were sold?
Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
f+b=400 b=400-f
25f+15b=7500
25f+15(400-f)=7500
25f+6000-15f=7500
10f=1500
f=150
b=250
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150*25+250*15=
3750+3750=7500

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