ASB sold a total of 805 advance tickets for the mr. Huskey show. The student tickets costs $3 each, and the adult tickets cost $4 each. If the total revenue was $2740, how many of each type of ticket were sold?

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anonymous · Answer

no. of student tickets=x
no. of adult tickets=y
3x+4y=2740 (3x=cost*no of student tickets)
x+y=805
Can u solve this now.

jenniferkeryakous · Answer

How do i solve for it after i make the equation: 3x+4y=2740?

anonymous · Answer

From 2nd eq. x=805-y
Put x value in 1st eq. 
3(805-y)+4y=2740
=>2415-3y+4y=2740
=>y=2740-2415
y=325
And x=805-y=805-325=480

Check, no. of std tickets=480
no. of adult tickets=325
Total no of tickets=480+325=805..Done!!

jenniferkeryakous · Answer

@probhat thank you this really helped