Problema Solution
Tickets to a production of The Three Musketeers at the CPAC on the SLO campus cost $5.50 for non-students and $3.00 for students. If 325 paid to see a performance and $1487.50 was collected, how many non-students and how many students attended?
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let
x = the number of non-students that saw the performance
y = the number of students that saw the performance
325 paid to see a performance
x + y = 325
total of $1487.50 was collected
5.50*x + 3*y = 1487.50
by solving the system of equations
x + y = 325
5.50*x + 3*y = 1487.50
we find
x = 205 tickets
y = 120 tickets
205 non-students and 120 students attended.