A charity fair raised $6,000 by selling 500 lottery tickets. There were two types of lottery tickets: A tickets cost $10 each, and B tickets cost $60 each. How many tickets of each type were sold?
250, 250
315, 185
370, 230
410, 90
480, 20

Question

A charity fair raised $6,000 by selling 500 lottery tickets. There were two types of lottery tickets: A tickets cost $10 each, and B tickets cost $60 each. How many tickets of each type were sold?
250, 250
315, 185
370, 230
410, 90
480, 20

anonymous · Answer

$$\text{Solve}[\{10 a+60 b=6000,a+b=500\}] $$a=480, b=20

anonymous · Answer

a and b is the number of A and B tickets sold respectively.

anonymous · Answer

so a or b is the answer

anonymous · Answer

@PrincessRu

anonymous · Answer

a equals 480, the number of A tickets sold.
b equals   20, the number of B tickets sold.

anonymous · Answer

It's more like a and b, not a or b.