SOLUTION: Tickets for the concert were $3 for students and $5 for adults. There were 245 tickets sold and the money brought in on tickets sales was less than $1000. At most how many adult ti

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Question 1095174: Tickets for the concert were $3 for students and $5 for adults. There were 245 tickets sold and the money brought in on tickets sales was less than $1000. At most how many adult tickets were sold?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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s, number of students
a, number of adults
system%283s%2B5a=1000%2Cs%2Ba=245%29

Use elimination method to find a.

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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Tickets for the concert were $3 for students and $5 for adults. There were 245 tickets sold and the money brought in on tickets sales was less than $1000. At most how many adult tickets were sold?
Number of adult tickets sold were < 132.5, so: