SOLUTION: Tickets to a local movie were sold at $5.00 for adults and $3.50 for students. If 340 tickets were sold for a total of $1310.00, how many student tickets were sold?

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Question 387933: Tickets to a local movie were sold at $5.00 for adults and $3.50 for students. If 340 tickets were sold for a total of $1310.00, how many student tickets were sold?
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Let x and (340-x) represent the number of student and adult tickets respectively

Question States***

  $3.50x  + $5(340-x) = $1310

  $3.50x  + $5*340- 5x = $1310

     $1700 - $1310 = $1.50x

             $390 = $1.50x

           $390/$1.50 = x

              x =260, number of student tickets.  (adult tickets = 80)



CHECKING our Answer

   $3.50*260 + $5*80 = $910 + $400 = $1310