SOLUTION: Tickets for a ballet performance cost $14 for adults and $12 for students. If total receipts from the sale of 605 tickets were #8,390.00, how many adult tickets were sold? THANK

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Question 91595: Tickets for a ballet performance cost $14 for adults and $12 for students. If total receipts from the sale of 605 tickets were #8,390.00, how many adult tickets were sold? THANK YOU SO MUCH
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x equal adult tickets ... x(14)+(605-x)(12)=8390 ... 14x+7260-12x=8390 ... 2x=1130 ... x=565