SOLUTION: There were 369 tickets purchased for a major league baseball game. The lower box  tickets cost ​$12.50 and the upper box tickets cost ​$10.00. The total amount of money spe

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Question 1156047: There were 369 tickets purchased for a major league baseball game. The lower box  tickets cost ​$12.50 and the upper box tickets cost ​$10.00. The total amount of money spent was ​$3787.50. How many of each kind of ticket were​ purchased?
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L, number of lower box tickets
369-L, number of upper box tickets

12.5L%2B10%28369-L%29=3787.5------solve for L and evaluate 369-L.