Problema Solution

University theatre sold 556 tickets for a play. Tickets cost $22.00 per adults and $12.00 per senior citizens. If total receipts were $8492, how many senior citizen tickets were sold?

Answer provided by our tutors

suppose senior citizen ticket = x 

and adult ticket = y

x + y = 556

12x + 22y = 8492

Solving we get

x = 374, y = 182

Senior citizen tickets  = 374

adult tickets  = 182