SOLUTION: There were 487 tickets purchased for a game. The lower reserved tickets were $9.50 and the upper reserved was $8.00. The total amount of money spent was $4428.50. How many of each

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Question 1179620: There were 487 tickets purchased for a game. The lower reserved tickets were $9.50 and the upper reserved was $8.00. The total amount of money spent was $4428.50. How many of each kind of ticket were purchased?
Answer by greenestamps(13198) About Me  (Show Source):
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x = # of tickets at $9.50 each
487-x = # of tickets at $8.00 each

Total ticket sales: 9.50(x)+8(487-x)

The total ticket sales was $4428.50:

9.50%28x%29%2B8%28487-x%29+=+4428.5
9.50x%2B8%28487%29-8x+=+4428.5
1.5x+=+4428.5-8%28847%29

I'll let you finish from there.