Problema Solution

Tickets for a play cost $5.50 for adults and $3.50 for students. if a total of 120 tickets were sold and the total amount of money collected was %600, find the number of student tickets sold.

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Let

x = the number of adult tickets sold

y = the number of student tickets sold

There were 120 tickets sold altogether:

x + y = 120

There were $600 collected for the tickets:

5.50x + 3.50y = 600

We have the following system of equations:

x + y = 120

5.50x + 3.50y = 600

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x = 90 adult tickets

y = 30 stunted tickets

There were 30 student tickets sold.