Problema Solution
For a special event, tickets to a Timbers game cost $11 for Timbers fans and $17 for fans of the visiting team. In total 17,543 tickets were purchased and $211,039 was collected. How many tickets were purchased by Timbers fans and how many tickets were purchased by fans of the visiting team?
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let
t = the number of tickets purchased by Timber fans
v = the number of tickets purchased by vising team fans
in total 17,543 tickets were purchased
t + v = 17543
$211,039 was collected
11t + 17v = 211039
by solving the system of equations
t + v = 17543
11t + 17v = 211039
we find
t = 14,532 Timber fans tickets
v = 3,011 visiting team fans tickets
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