SOLUTION: A ticket booth sold 414 tickets and collected $1931 in ticket sales. Adult tickets are $6.50 and child tickets are $1.50. How many tickets of each type were sold?

Question 782810: A ticket booth sold 414 tickets and collected $1931 in ticket sales. Adult tickets are $6.50 and child tickets are $1.50. How many tickets of each type were sold?
Answer by oscargut(2103) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = number of adult tickets
Let y = number of children tickets
x+y = 414
6.5x+1-5y = 1931
Solving the system above:
x = 262 and y = 152
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