Problema Solution
Three kinds of tickets were sold for a concert. Main floor tickets cost $35,balcony tickets cost $25, and gallery tickets cost $15. The box office sold 475 tickets for a total of $13,275. There were 45 more main floor tickets sold than balcony tickets
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let the number of main floor tickets be m, the number of balcony tickets be b, the number of gallery tickets be g
an equation for the total cost of tickets is
35m + 25b + 15g = 13275 and since there were 475 tickets, you have
m+b+g = 475 and since there are 45 more main floor tickets than balcony tickets, you also have
m = b+45
substiute this into the second equation for m
(b+45)+b+g=475
2b + 45 + g = 475 solve this for g in terms of b
2b + g = 430
g = 430/2b
substitute this and the equation for m into the first equation and solve for b
35(b+45) + 25b + 15(430/2b) = 13275
35b + 1575 + 25b + 6450/2b = 13275
60b + 6540(1/2b) = 11700
60b + 3270b = 11700
3330b = 11700
b = 1
plug this into the equations for m and g
m = b+45 = 1 + 45 = 46
g = 430/2b = 430/2 = 215
Therefore, 46 main floor tickets, 1 balcony ticket, and 215 gallery tickets were sold.