SOLUTION: Three hundred and fifty-eight tickets to the school basketball game on Friday were sold. Student tickets were $1.50, and nonstudent tickets were $3,25. The school made $725.25.

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Question 747479: Three hundred and fifty-eight tickets to the school basketball game on Friday were sold. Student tickets were $1.50, and nonstudent tickets were $3,25. The school made $725.25. How many student and how many nonstudent tickets were sold?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let +s+ = number of student tickets sold
Let +n+ = number of non-student tickets sold
given:
(1) +s+%2B+n+=+358+
(2) +1.5s+%2B+3.25n+=+725.25+
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(2) +150s+%2B+325n+=+72525+
Multiply both sides of (1) by +150+
and subtract (1) from (2)
(2) +150s+%2B+325n+=+72525+
(1) +-150s+-+150n+=+53700+
+175n+=+18825+
+n+=+107.57+
and, since
(1) +s+%2B+n+=+358+
(1) +s+%2B+107.57+=+358+
(1) +s+=+250.43+
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I think there's a problem somewhere,
because I should end up with whole
numbers for answers.
The method is OK though