SOLUTION: Of the 700 tickets sold to a movie, 530 were full-priced tickets costing $6 each. If the gate receipts were $4030, what did a student ticket cost?

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Question 564291: Of the 700 tickets sold to a movie, 530 were full-priced tickets costing $6 each. If the gate receipts were $4030, what did a student ticket cost?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +s+ = cost of a student ticket
given:
Total receipts from full-priced tickets = +530%2A6+=+3180+
Number of student tickets sold = +700+-+530+=+170+
Total receipts from student tickets = +170s+
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+3180+%2B+170s+=+4030+
+170s+=+4030+-+3180+
+170s+=+850+
+s+=+5+
A student ticket cost $5