document.write( "Question 18161: At a spring concert, tickets for adults cost $4.00 and tickets for students cost $2.50. How many of each kind of tickets were purchase if 125 tickets were bought for $413.00? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #10101 by kapilsinghi(68) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let the number of stubent tickets = x \n" ); document.write( "so number of adult tickets = 125-x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "cost of student ticket = 2.5 \n" ); document.write( "cost of student tickets = (2.5)x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "cost of adult ticket = 4 \n" ); document.write( "cost of adult ticket = 4(125-x)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "total cost of tickets = (2.5)x + 4(125-x) = 413\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(2.5)x + 4(125-x) = 413 \n" ); document.write( "(2.5)x + 500 - 4x = 413 \n" ); document.write( " 500 - 413 = 4x - (2.5)x \n" ); document.write( " 87 = (1.5)x \n" ); document.write( " 87/1.5 = x \n" ); document.write( "x = 58\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "number of student tickets = 58 \n" ); document.write( "number of adult tickets = 125 - 58 = 67\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "kapilsinghi123@gmail.com \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |