SOLUTION: The attendance at a baseball game was 400 people. Student tickets cost $2 and adult tickets cost $3. Total Ticket sales were $1050. How many tickets of each type were sold?

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Question 217804: The attendance at a baseball game was 400 people. Student tickets cost $2 and adult tickets cost $3. Total Ticket sales were $1050. How many tickets of each type were sold?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+y=400
2x+3y=1050
2(400-y)+3y=1050
800-2y+3y=1050
y=250
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250 adults*3=$750
150 students*2=$300
total $1050