SOLUTION: 400 tickets were sold for a school play. General admission tickets were $4 and student tickets were $3. If the total ticket sales $1350, how many of each type of ticket were sold?

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Question 258420: 400 tickets were sold for a school play. General admission tickets were $4 and student tickets were $3. If the total ticket sales $1350, how many of each type of ticket were sold?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+y=400 y=400-x
4x+3y=1350
4x+3(400-x)=1350
4x+1200-3x=1350
x=150 GA
y=250 students