SOLUTION: Solve the problem. There were 37,000 people at a ball game in Los Angeles. The day's receipts were $262,000. How many people paid $11 for reserved seats and how many paid $6 for ge

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: Solve the problem. There were 37,000 people at a ball game in Los Angeles. The day's receipts were $262,000. How many people paid $11 for reserved seats and how many paid $6 for general admission? This question is from textbook Introductory Algebra

Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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lets call the number of 6 dollar sales x and the number of 11 dollar sales y.
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x+y=37000.......eq 1----> x=37000-y
6x+11y=262000...eq 2
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take x's value from eq 1 and plug it into eq 2
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6(37000-y)+11y=262000
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222000-6y+11y=262000
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5y=40000
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highlight%28y=8000%29number of $11 tickets sold
highlight%28x=37000-8000=29000%29number of $6 tickets sold