346 tickets were sold for a basketball game. Tickets for cardholders cost $1.25 and the non-cardholders tickets cost $2.00. The total amount of money collected was $606.00. How many of each kind of ticket were sold?

Solution:

Tickets for cardholders:x

the non-cardholders tickets: y

So

x+y=346

1.25x+2y=606

So

x=115

y=231

So

Tickets for cardholders: 115

the non-cardholders tickets: 231