SOLUTION: Tickets for a movie were advertised at $9 for general admission and $6 for senior citizens. The receipts for one showing were $1620 for an audience of 200 people. How many general

Algebra.Com
Question 1039564: Tickets for a movie were advertised at $9 for general admission and $6 for senior citizens. The receipts for one showing were $1620 for an audience of 200 people. How many general admission tickets and how many senior citizen tickets were sold?
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the number of general admission
tickets sold
= the number of senior tickets sold
------------------------




and


60 senior citizen tickets were sold
------------------
check:




OK

RELATED QUESTIONS

The ticket prices for a movie are shown in the illustration. Receipts for one showing... (answered by Edwin McCravy,ikleyn)
A movie theater charges $9 for adults and $7 for senior citizens. On a day when 325... (answered by mananth)
A movie theater charges $9 for adults and $7 for senior citizens. On a day when 325... (answered by ewatrrr)
Can someone please walk me through this? The receipts for one showing of a movie were... (answered by Theo)
Can someone please walk me through this Word problem? The receipts for one showing of... (answered by Alan3354)
A movie theater charges $80 for adults, $45 for children and $60 for senior citizens. One (answered by QH)
a movie theater charges $8.00 for adults, $4.50 for children, and $6.00 for senior... (answered by stanbon)
a movie theater charges php 180 for adults and php 144 for senior citizens. on day when... (answered by thejackal)
The Family Fine Arts Center charges $21 per adult and $12 per senior citizen for its... (answered by ikleyn)