SOLUTION: Three hundred and fifty-eight tickets to the school basketball game on Friday were sold. Student tickets were $1.50, and nonstudent tickets were $3,25. The school made $725.25.

Question 747479: Three hundred and fifty-eight tickets to the school basketball game on Friday were sold. Student tickets were $1.50, and nonstudent tickets were $3,25. The school made $725.25. How many student and how many nonstudent tickets were sold?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of student tickets sold
Let = number of non-student tickets sold
given:
(1)
(2)
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(2)
Multiply both sides of (1) by
and subtract (1) from (2)
(2)
(1)

and, since
(1)
(1)
(1)
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I think there's a problem somewhere,
because I should end up with whole
numbers for answers.
The method is OK though

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