SOLUTION: tickets to a local movie were sold at $6 for adults & $.50 for students. If 270 tickets were sold for a total of $1590, how many student tickets were sold?
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Question 387386: tickets to a local movie were sold at $6 for adults & $.50 for students. If 270 tickets were sold for a total of $1590, how many student tickets were sold?
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a + s = 270 ___ 6a + 6s = 1620
6a + .5s = 1590
subtracting equations (to eliminate a) ___ 5.5s = 30
something seems amiss , because s should be a whole number
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