Problema Solution
You sell 20 tickets for admission to your school play and collect a total of $104. Admission prices are $6 for adults and $4 for students. How many of each type of ticket did you sell?
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let
a = the dumber of adult tickets
s = the number of student tickets
You sell 20 tickets for admission to your school play and collect a total of $104:
a + s = 20
6a + 4s = 104
by solving the above system of equations we find:
a = 12 adult tickets
s = 8 student tickets
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there were 12 adult and 8 student tickets sold.