Problema Solution

a college was selling tickets to its annual fine arts department art show. The price for adults was $8.00 and the price for children was $5.00. If the department made 572 dollars, and a total of 82 tickets were sold, how many of each type of ticket were sold?

Answer provided by our tutors

adult   54

children   28

 

equations are   8x + 5y = 572

x + y = 82