SOLUTION: Here is my problem, I need to solve:
The drama club sold 421 tickeets to its play for a total of $1,224. A student ticket costs $2 while an Adult ticket costs $5. How many ticke
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Question 554947: Here is my problem, I need to solve:
The drama club sold 421 tickeets to its play for a total of $1,224. A student ticket costs $2 while an Adult ticket costs $5. How many tickets of each type did the drama club sell?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
s+a=421
a=421-s
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2s+5a=1224
2s+5(421-s)=1224
2s+2105-5s=1224
-3s=-881
s=-881/-3
s=294
a=421-294
a=127
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