SOLUTION: Ron and Kathy are ticket-sellers at their class play. Ron is selling students tickets for $2.00 each, and Kathy selling adult $5.50 each. If there toatal income for was $83.00, how

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Question 469597: Ron and Kathy are ticket-sellers at their class play. Ron is selling students tickets for $2.00 each, and Kathy selling adult $5.50 each. If there toatal income for was $83.00, how many tickets did Ron sell?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

Need more information: either total number tickets sold or the 

proportion each sold, for ex



24 ticket sold

Let x and (24-x) represent the number of $5.50 and $2 tickets sold

Question states***

  5.50x + 2(24-x) = 83

Solving for x

    3.50x = 35

        x = 10, number of $5.50 tickets sold and...

           There were 14 $2 tickets sold by Ron  (24-10)



CHECKING our Answer***

  $5.50*10 + $2*14 = $55 + $28 = $83