SOLUTION: Ron and Kathy are ticket-sellers at their class play. Ron is selling student tickets for $1.00 each, and Kathy selling adult tickets for $6.50 each. If their total income for 34 ti

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Question 41250: Ron and Kathy are ticket-sellers at their class play. Ron is selling student tickets for $1.00 each, and Kathy selling adult tickets for $6.50 each. If their total income for 34 tickets was $144.00, how many tickets did Ron sell?
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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Amount of student tickets = s
Amount of adult tickets = a
Equations To Combine:
a+%2B+s+=+34
and
1s+%2B+6.5a+=+144
So ....
-a+-+s+=+-34
+
1s+%2B+6.5a+=+144
=
5.5a+=+110
a+=+20
Plug ....
a+%2B+s+=+34
20+%2B+s+=+34
s+=+14
Ron sold fourteen tickets.