SOLUTION: A concert manager counted 725 ticket receipts the day after a concert. The price for a student ticket was $12.50, and the price for an adult ticket was $19.00. The register confirm

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Question 1046795: A concert manager counted 725 ticket receipts the day after a concert. The price for a student ticket was $12.50, and the price for an adult ticket was $19.00. The register confirms that $11,987.50 was taken in. How many student tickets and adult tickets were sold?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x represent the number of adult tickets, student tickets 725-x
19x + 12.50(725-x) = 11987.50
6.50x = 11987.50 - 12.50(725)
x = [11987.50 - 12.50(725)] / 6.5 Use Your calculator
x = 450, number of adult tickets
Student 725-450