Problema Solution
Admission to a baseball game is $2.50 for general admission and $4.00 for reserved seats. The receipts were $3362.00 for 1187 paid admissions. How many of each ticket were sold?
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Let
x = the number of general admissions
y = the number of reserved seats
x + y = 1187
2.50x + 4.00y = 3362.00
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x = 924 general admissions
y = 263 reserved seats
There are 924 general admissions and 263 reserved seats.