Problema Solution

The total receipts for a high school football game were 5,160 for a total of 2,220 admissions. If a student ticket sold for two dollars and adults tickets for three dollars how many of each were sold?

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let


s = the number of student tickets sold

a = the number of adult tickets sold


there were total of 2,220 admissions


s + a = 2220


the total receipts were $5,160


2s + 3a = 5160


by solving the system of equations


s + a = 2220

2s + 3a = 5160


we find


a = 720 adult tickets


s = 1500 student tickets


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