SOLUTION: student tickets sell for $2 each and adult tickets sell for $5 each. If 50 tickets were sold for a total of $130, how many of each type were sold?

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Question 812290: student tickets sell for $2 each and adult tickets sell for $5 each. If 50 tickets were sold for a total of $130, how many of each type were sold?
Answer by luke94(89) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
just trial and error till you get the right amoun:
40 student tickets - 40%2A2+=+80
10 adult tickets - 10%2A5+=+50
total - 80+%2B+50+=+130