SOLUTION: A fraternity charged $2.00 admission for guys and $1.00 admission for gals to their finals week bash. The fraternity made $75 and sold 55 tickets. How many gals attended the party

Question 878446: A fraternity charged $2.00 admission for guys and $1.00 admission for gals to their finals week bash. The fraternity made $75 and sold 55 tickets. How many gals attended the party?
Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If they had sold 55 tickets at a dollar, they would have made 55. Instead, they made 75. 75-55=20. 20 tickets were sold at $2 each. That leaves 55-20, or 35 tickets sold at $1 each.
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20 tickets for guys @ $2 = $40
35 tickets for gals @ $1 = $35
Total = 55 tickets and $75
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