Problema Solution

University Theater sold 556 tickets for a play. Tickets cost $22 per adult

and $12 per senior citizen. If total receipts were $8492, how many senior

citizen tickets were sold?

Answer provided by our tutors

let senior = x

adult = y

x+y=556

12x + 22y = 8492

12x+12y=556*12

=> 10y = 1820

=> y =182

=> x = 374