Ayudaaaaa! Ticket sales for Friday night's theatre performance at school totaled $850. There were a total of 145 tickets sold that night. If adult tickets cost $7.50 each and student tickets cost $5.00 each, how many adult and student tickets were sold?

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anonymous · Answer

let the number of adult tickets = x
let the number of student tickets = y

x+y= 145
 &
7.5x+5y=850

Solve for x and y :)

anonymous · Answer

it is a system of two equations and two unknowns. I suggest you use the substitution method.

anonymous · Answer

there's no way of using elimination?

anonymous · Answer

there is