The school sold 300 tickets for a school play and collected a total of $1150. student tickets cost $3.00 and adult tickets cost $5.00 how many students attended the play?
Accepted Solution
A:
Answer: 175 students
Explanation:
x = number of student tickets. y = number of adult tickets
║x + y = 300 ║3x + 5y = 1150
║3x + 3y = 900 ║3x + 5y = 1150
[ 3x + 5y = 1150 ] - [ 3x + 3y = 900 ]
2y = 250 y = 125 <<<<<<<<<< We found y ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Plug y = 125 into x + y = 300
x + 125 = 300 x = 300 - 125 x = 175 <<<<<<<<<< We found x ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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