SOLUTION: Tickets for a concert were sold to adults for $3 and to students for $2. If the total receipts were $824 and twice as many adult tickets as student tickets were sold, then how many
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Question 141039: Tickets for a concert were sold to adults for $3 and to students for $2. If the total receipts were $824 and twice as many adult tickets as student tickets were sold, then how many of each were sold?
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3*2x+2x=824
6x+2x=824
8x=824
x=824/8
x=103 student tickets were sold.
2*103=206 adult tickets were sold.
proof
3*206+2*103=824
618+206=824
824=824
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