SOLUTION: Tickets for prom cost $25.00 for single and $40.00 for a couple . Tickets sales totaled 3800.00 and 110 tickets were sold. How many ticket of each type were sold

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Question 938322: Tickets for prom cost $25.00 for single and $40.00 for a couple . Tickets sales totaled 3800.00 and 110 tickets were sold. How many ticket of each type were sold
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x the number of couple tickets
$40x + $25(110-x) = $3800
x = $1050/$15 = 70, the number of couple tickets. Singles 40 110-70
and...checking
$2800 + $1000 = $3800