SOLUTION: one evening 1600 concert tickets were sold. tickets cost $25.00 for pavilion seats and $15.00 for lawn seats. total receipts were $32, 000. how many tickets of each type were sold?

Question 990569: one evening 1600 concert tickets were sold. tickets cost $25.00 for pavilion seats and $15.00 for lawn seats. total receipts were $32, 000. how many tickets of each type were sold?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
one evening 1600 concert tickets were sold. tickets cost $25.00 for pavilion seats and $15.00 for lawn seats. total receipts were $32, 000. how many tickets of each type were sold?
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Quantity Eq:: P + L = 1600 tickets
Value Eq:::: 25P+15L = 32000 dollars
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Modify for elimination::
3P + 3L = 4800
5P + 3L = 6400
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Subtract and solve for "P"::
2P = 1600
P = 800 (# of Pavilion tickets sold)
L = 800 (# of Lawn tickets sold)
Cheers,
Stan H.
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