SOLUTION: 675 tickets were sold for a game for a total of $800.00. If adult tickets sold for $1.50 and children's tickets sold for $1.00, how many of each kind of ticket were sold?

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Question 1155670: 675 tickets were sold for a game for a total of $800.00. If adult tickets sold for $1.50 and children's tickets sold for $1.00, how many of each kind of ticket were sold?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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    1.50*x + 1*(675-x) = 800


    x = %28800+-+675%29%2F%281.5-1%29 = 250  adults tickets 


ANSWER.  250 adult tickets and the rest, 675 - 250 = 425 student tickets.


CHECK.   250*1.50 + 425*1 = 800  dollars.    ! Precisely correct !

Solved.

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