Problema Solution
Adult tickets for a concert cost $16.00, and student tickets cost $12.00. If twice as many student tickets as adult tickets were sold, and the total revenue from ticket sales was $26,800, find the number of adult and student tickets sold.
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Let
x = the number of adult tickets sold
2x = the number of student tickets sold
16x + 12*2x = 26800
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x = 670 adult tickets sold
2*670 = 1,340 student tickets sold
There were 670 adult and 1,340 student tickets sold.