Problema Solution
A broadway performance of Les Miserable had a paid attendance of 308 people. Balcony tickets cost $38 and orchestra tickets cost $60. Tickets sales total $15,576. How many tickets were sold.
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b = the number of balcony tickets
o = the number of orchestra tickets
Broadway performance of Les Miserable had a paid attendance of 308 people
b + o = 308
tickets sales total $15,576
38*b + 60*o = 15576
by solving the system of equations
b + o = 308
38*b + 60*o = 15576
we find
b = 132 tickets
o = 176 tickets
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there were 132 balcony and 176 orchestra tickets sold.