SOLUTION: Ben sold 50 tickets for the basketball game. Adult tickets coast $5.00 and students $3.00 Ben collected $180. How many adult tickets did he sell? How many student tickets did he

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Question 28640: Ben sold 50 tickets for the basketball game. Adult tickets coast $5.00 and students $3.00 Ben collected $180. How many adult tickets did he sell? How many student tickets did he sell? I think the answer is 35 children and 15 adults. I got this through process of elimination. I've tried x+y=50
5x+3y=50.
Answer by elima(1433) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
That's very good, but the second equation you must have typed wrong, it should be;
5x+3y=180
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