Problema Solution
A rock concert brought in $432,500 on the sale of 9,500 tickets. If the tickets sold for $35 and $55 each, how many of each type of ticket were sold?
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let
x = the number of $35 tickets sold
y = the number of $55 tickets sold
A rock concert brought in $432,500 on the sale of 9,500 tickets:
35x + 55y = 432500
x + y = 9500
by solving the above system of equations we find:
x = 4,500 tickets
y = 5,000 tickets
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there were 4,500 $35 tickets sold.
there were 5,000 $55 tickets sold.