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A school sold a total of 250 tickets to a show. Adult tickets cost $7.25 and student tickets cost $5.50. At the end of the evening the amount of money
collected was $1,602.50. Write and solve a system of equations to determine the number of student tickets sold
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7.25x+5 5y=1,602.50
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A School Sold A Total Of 250 Tickets To A Show Adult Tickets Cost 725 And Student Tickets Cost 550 At The End Of The Evening The Amount Of Money Collected Was 1 class=

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Answer:

The system of equations is:

x + y = 250                         (1)

7.25x + 5.50y = 1602.50   (2)

with x = Adult tickets

       y= student tickets

Solution

Let's equation (1)

x+y=250

x=250-y (a)

subtitute x in aquation (2)

7.25(250 - y) + 5.50y=1602.50

1812.50 - 7.25y + 5.50y= 1602.50

1812.50 -1.75y = 1602.50

-1.75y = 1602.50 - 1812.50

-1.75y = -210 ↔multiply both sides by (-1) to remove the minus sign

y= 210/1.75

y= 120

Substitute y in equation (1)

x + 120 = 250

x= 250 - 120

x =130

Let's check our results in equation (1)

x + y =250

120 + 130= 250 ↔ 250 = 250

At the end of the evening they 120 students tickets and 130 adults tickets

Step-by-step explanation:

You can check the results in any of the equations

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