Problema Solution
The school production of our town was a big success, for opening night, 509 tickets were sold, students paid 2.00 each, while non-students paid 4.00 each. If a total of 1416.00 was collected, how many students and how many non students attended
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Let
x = number of student tickets sold
y = number of non-student tickets sold
x + y = 509
2x + 4y = 1416
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x = 310 student tickets
y = 199 non-student tickets
310 students and 199 non-students attended.