SOLUTION: After selling 550 adult and student tickets, the cashier at a theatre had receipts of $3200. Adult tickets cost $8 and student tickets cost $5. How many student tickets were sold?
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Question 873764: After selling 550 adult and student tickets, the cashier at a theatre had receipts of $3200. Adult tickets cost $8 and student tickets cost $5. How many student tickets were sold?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
TY, for seeing my typo. Very Appreciated.
student tickets are $5
$8x + $5(550-x) = $3200
3x = 450
x = 150 Adult tickets and 400 Student tickets
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