Question 419685
Hi tutor, i do not get this question what so ever. It his a problem solving, algebraic question. I really need help. 
It would be greatly appreciated, thank you so much, may god bless you. 
Q : 500 tickets for a football game were sold and the total receipts were $105. 
Some of the tickets sold for $15 and the rest sold for 25cents. 
Find the number of each sold. 
( i am required too provide a equation/formula , write a table i already have that set up : 
i have it as ticket 1 & ticket two & value, number and amount. & i also would greatly appreciate 
if you show the work as too how you got the answers, so i can learn from it. Thank you so much.
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Regarding this problem, I'd like to make two notices.


First, the solution and the answer in the post by @mananth (300 tickets at $0.25 and 200 tickets by $15) 
both are incorrect.


They do not withstand the check:  300*0.25 + 200*15 = 3075, not 105 dollars.


Second notice is that the problem is posed incorrectly. It is SELF-CONTRADICTORY and describes
a situation which NEVER may happen.


Indeed, 500 $0.25 tickets cost  500*0.25 = 5*25 = 125 dollars,  which is just MORE than $105.


So, this problem, as it is presented in your post, is FATALLY DEFECTIVE and is only good 
to throw it to a garbage bin.