SOLUTION: If tickets cost $8 for students and $10 for non-students and 1,500 tickets were sold. The total ticket sales were $12,500. How many student tickets were sold?

Question 346435: If tickets cost $8 for students and $10 for non-students and 1,500 tickets were sold. The total ticket sales were $12,500. How many student tickets were sold?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If tickets cost $8 for students and $10 for non-students and 1,500 tickets were sold. The total ticket sales were $12,500. How many student tickets were sold?
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Equations:
Quantity Eq.:::: s + n = 1500 tickets
Value Eq.::::: 8s+10n = 12500 dollars
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Multiply thru the 1st equation by 10.
10s + 10n = 15000
8s + 10n = 12500
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Subtract the 2nd from the 1st to get:
2s = 2500
s = 1250 (# of student tickets sold)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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