SOLUTION: A total of 915 tickets were sold for a game for a total of $1,130. If adult tickets sold for $2.00 and children's tickets sold for $1.00, how many of each kind of ticket were sold?

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Question 360106: A total of 915 tickets were sold for a game for a total of $1,130. If adult tickets sold for $2.00 and children's tickets sold for $1.00, how many of each kind of ticket were sold?
adult ticket=
Children ticket=
Found 2 solutions by mananth, ewatrrr:
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let adults be x
children be y
..
child ticket = 1
adult ticket =2
...
x+y =915
2x+y=1130
multiply first equation by -1
-x-y=-915
add it to second equation
x=215 adults
y=700 children
...
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Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Hi,

Let x represent the number of adult tickets sold. then (915-x) is the number of student tickets sold

write as we read***

$2*x +  $1(915-x) = $1,130

solve for x

x = 1130-915

x = 215

215 adult tickets and 700 children's tickets were sold

checking our answer

$430 + $700 = $1,130