SOLUTION: Tickets for a concert were sold to adults for $3.00 and to students for $2.00. If the total receipts were 824.00 and twice as many adult tickets as student tickets were sold, then

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Question 90519This question is from textbook elementary algebra
: Tickets for a concert were sold to adults for $3.00 and to students for $2.00. If the total receipts were 824.00 and twice as many adult tickets as student tickets were sold, then how many of each were sold? This question is from textbook elementary algebra

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3*2X+2*X=824
6X+2X=824
8X=824
X=824/8
X=103 STUDENT TICKETS SOLD
2*103=206 ADULT TICKETS SOLD.
PROOF
3*206+2*103=824
618+206=824
824=824