Problema Solution
1435 tickets are sold to a game. Admission cost $5 for some tickets $10 for others. The total ticket sales were $11,400. How many $10 tickets were sold
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let
x = the number of 5$ tickets
y = the number of 10$ tickets
1435 tickets are sold to a game
x + y = 1435
total $5 ticket sales + total $10 ticket sales = total ticket sales were $11,400
5x + 10y = 11400
by solving the system of equations
x + y = 1435
5x + 10y = 11400
we find
x = 590 tickets
y = 845 tickets
845 tickets by $10 each were sold.