SOLUTION: There were 34,000 people at a ballgame in Los Angeles. The day's receipts from $13 reserved seats and $6 general-admission seats were $239,000. How many of each type of seat were s

SOLUTION: There were 34,000 people at a ballgame in Los Angeles. The day's receipts from $13 reserved seats and $6 general-admission seats were $239,000. How many of each type of seat were s

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Question 438825: There were 34,000 people at a ballgame in Los Angeles. The day's receipts from $13 reserved seats and $6 general-admission seats were $239,000. How many of each type of seat were sold?
what equations would I use too?
Answer by rwm(914) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is basically a mixture problem.
r+g=34000
13r+6g=239000
g=29000
r=5000

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