SOLUTION: Tickets to a local movie theater were sold at $6.00 for adults and $4.50 for students. If 430 tickets were sold for a total of 2175.00 how many student tickets were sold?
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Question 908775: Tickets to a local movie theater were sold at $6.00 for adults and $4.50 for students. If 430 tickets were sold for a total of 2175.00 how many student tickets were sold? Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, Alan3354:Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! n+q=430,
6*n+4.5*q=2175
n=430-q
6*(430-q)+4.5*q=2175
2580-6q+4.5*q=2175
-1.5*q=-405
q=270.0
n=430-q
n=160 tickets at $6.00 and q=270 tickets at $4.50
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160+270=430
6*n+4.5*q=2175
6*160+4.5*270=2175
960+1215.0=2175
2175.0=2175
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