SOLUTION: A concert manager counted 388 ticket receipts the day after a concert. The price for a student ticket was $14, and the price for an adult ticket was $16.15. The register confirms t

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Question 1201587: A concert manager counted 388 ticket receipts the day after a concert. The price for a student ticket was $14, and the price for an adult ticket was $16.15. The register confirms that $5,264 was taken in. How many student tickets and adult tickets were sold?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) About Me  (Show Source):
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y adult tickets
388-y child tickets
16.15y%2B14%28388-y%29=5264---------accounting for revenue at the register

16.15y-14y%2B14%2A388=5264
%2816.15-14%29y=5264-14%2A388
y=%285264-14%2A388%29%2F%2816.15-14%29
y=-78.1395--------------This is bad. The problem description is wrong.