SOLUTION: The Drama club receives $1603.5 by selling 399 tickets to the opening night of the musical. If the full price of a ticket is $6.50 and discount tickets for students and seniors/stu

Question 854445: The Drama club receives $1603.5 by selling 399 tickets to the opening night of the musical. If the full price of a ticket is $6.50 and discount tickets for students and seniors/students are $1.00 each, how many discounted senior/students were sold?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

 

Hi,

Let x represent how many full price tickets ⇒ (399-x) how many senior/students tickets

Question States***

 6.50x + 1(399-x) = 1603.50

       5.50x = 1204.50

           x = 219 full price tickets  and 180 senior/students tickets     

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