SOLUTION: Of the 650 tickets sold to a movie, 510 were full-price tickets costing $7 each. If the gate receipts were $4,270, what did a student ticket cost?

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Question 1048140: Of the 650 tickets sold to a movie, 510 were full-price tickets costing $7 each. If the gate receipts were $4,270, what did a student ticket cost?
Answer by JoelSchwartz(130) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=cost of student tickets
510*7+140x=4,270
140x=4,270-3,570
140x=700
x=5