Problema Solution
Total sales of a jazz concert are $159,500. 7,900 tickets were sold. If the tickets were $15 and $25, how many tickets were $15?
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Let 'x' represent the number of $15 tickets.
Then '7,900 - x' is the number of $25 tickets.
15x + 25(7900 - x) = 159500
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x = 3,800 tickets
There were 3,800 tickets of $15.