Problema Solution

a school carnival sold tickets to ride on a ferris wheel, the charge was $1.50 for adults and $1.00 for students. if 54 tickets were sold for a total of $70.50, how many of each type of ticket were sold?

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let


a = the number of adult tickets sold

s = the number of student tickets sold


54 tickets were sold


a + s = 54


total of $70.50 was made


1.5*a + 1*s = 70.50


by solving the system of equations


a + s = 54

1.5*a + 1*s = 70.50


we find


a = 33 adult tickets


s = 21 student tickets


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