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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click here to see the system of equations solved for x and y

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x = 51 student tickets

y = 42 parent tickets

There were 51 student and 42 parent tickets sold.