SOLUTION: University Theater sold 556 tickets for a play. Tickets cost $22 per adult
and $12 per senior citizen. If total receipts were $8492, how many senior
citizen tickets were sold?
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Question 901857: University Theater sold 556 tickets for a play. Tickets cost $22 per adult
and $12 per senior citizen. If total receipts were $8492, how many senior
citizen tickets were sold?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Set Up
22x + 12(556-x) = 8492
x = (8492-12*556)/10, number of Adult
Senior is 556 - adult
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