SOLUTION: There were 1500 people at a high school football game. Student tickets were $2.00 and adult tickets were $3.50. The total receipts for the game were $3825. How many students bought

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Question 105549: There were 1500 people at a high school football game. Student tickets were $2.00 and adult tickets were $3.50. The total receipts for the game were $3825. How many students bought tickets?
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There were 1500 people at a high school football game. Student tickets were $2.00 and adult tickets were $3.50. The total receipts for the game were $3825. How many students bought tickets?
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s+a=1500
2s+3.5a=3825
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s=1500-a
2(1500-a)+3.5a=3825
3000-2a+3.5a=3825
-2a+3.5a=3825-3000
1.5a=825
a=550
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s+550=1500
s=1500-550
s=950
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so there were;
950 students
:)