SOLUTION: the attendence at a baseball game is 400 people. student tickets cost $2 and adult tickets cost $3. total ticket sales were $1050. how many tickets of each type were sold?
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Question 52787: the attendence at a baseball game is 400 people. student tickets cost $2 and adult tickets cost $3. total ticket sales were $1050. how many tickets of each type were sold? Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 2S+3A=1050 & S+A=400 OR S=400-A THEN 2(400-A)+3A=1050 OR 800-2A+3A=1050 OR
A=1050-800 OR A=250 THUS S=400-250 OR S=150
PROOF 2*150+3*250=1040 OR 300+750=1050 OR 1050=1050
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