SOLUTION: The Attendance at a baseball game was 400 people. students tickets cost $2 and adult tickets cost $3 total ticket sales were $1050. how many of each type were sold?

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Question 405623: The Attendance at a baseball game was 400 people. students tickets cost $2 and adult tickets cost $3 total ticket sales were $1050. how many of each type were sold?
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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A+S=400 OR A=400-S
3A+2S=1,050
3(400-S)+2S=1,050
1,200-3S+2S=1,050
-S=1,050-1,200
-S=-150
S=150 STUDENT TICKETS WERE SOLD.
400-150=250 ADULT TICKETS WERE SOLD.
PROOF:
3*250+2*150=1,050
750+300=1,050
1,050=1,050