SOLUTION: There were 411 tickets sold for a soccer game, some for students and some for non-students. Student tickets cost $4.25 each and non-students tickets cost $8.50 each. The total rece

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Question 900374: There were 411 tickets sold for a soccer game, some for students and some for non-students. Student tickets cost $4.25 each and non-students tickets cost $8.50 each. The total receipts were $3021.75. How many of each type were sold?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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x number of non-students
7.50x + 4.25(411-x) = 3021.71
x = %283021.74-4.25%28411%29%29%2F3.25, number of non-student tickets
student 411-x