Problema Solution
Tickets for a school event were
$
2.75
for students and
$
3.25
for parents. If a total of
93
tickets were sold for
$
276.75
, how many student and parent tickets were sold?
Answer provided by our tutors
Let
x = the number of student tickets
y = the number of parent tickets
x + y = 93
2.75x + 3.25y = 276.75
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x = 51 student tickets
y = 42 parent tickets
There were 51 student and 42 parent tickets sold.