Question

Tickets at a play cost $10 or $14. If 800 tickets were sold and $9,040 was collected by the box office, how many $14 tickets were sold?

Answer 1

These answers are possible!
(A) 100
(B) 260
(C) 540
(D) 710

Answer 2

You just have to find the right one! @TestTakingLifesaver

Answer 3

Let x be $10 tickets and let y be $14 tickets.
x+y=800
10x+14y=9,040

Now you have a system of equations to solve

Answer 4

100??

Answer 5

Nope, do you know how to solve systems of equations or do you want me to get you started

Answer 6

help me

Answer 7

x+y=800
10x+14y=9,040
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we wanna multiply one of the equations by a number so that when we add them together, the x will cancel out and we can solve for y. So lets multiply the first one by -10.

-10x+-10y=-8000
10x+14y=9040
-----------------add them together

4y=1040

solve for y