SOLUTION: University Theater sold 493 tickets for a play. Tickets cost $23 per adult and $14 per senior citizen. If total receipts were $8270, how many senior citizen tickets were sold?

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Question 360228: University Theater sold 493 tickets for a play. Tickets cost $23 per adult and $14 per senior citizen. If total receipts were $8270, how many senior citizen tickets were sold?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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a+s=493
23a+14s=8270
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23a+14(493-a)=8270
23a+6902-14a=8270
9a=1368
a=152
s=493-152=341
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23*152+14*341=8270
3496+4774=8270