SOLUTION: tickets for your schools play is $3 for students and $5 for non students. on opening night 937 tickets were sold and $3943 is collected. how many tickets were sold to students and

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Question 901895: tickets for your schools play is $3 for students and $5 for non students. on opening night 937 tickets were sold and $3943 is collected. how many tickets were sold to students and non students
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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n+s=937,
5*n+3*s=3943
n=937-s
5*(937-s)+3*s=3943
4685-5s+3*s=3943
-2*s=-742
s=371
n=937-s
n=566 at $5 and s=371 at $3
check
566+371=937
5*n+3*s=3943
5*566+3*371=3943
2830+1113=3943
3943=3943
ok