SOLUTION: The attendance at a basketball game was 400 people. Student tickets cost $2 and adult tickets cost $3. Total ticket sales were $1050. How many tickets of each type were sold.

Question 988903: The attendance at a basketball game was 400 people. Student tickets cost $2 and adult tickets cost $3. Total ticket sales were $1050. How many tickets of each type were sold.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x students
y adults
x+y=400

2x+3y=1050

Prepare the two for use with the Elimination Method:

E2-E1 gives
.
and you can find x.
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