Question

There were 591 tickets purchased for a major league baseball game. The lower reservedtickets cost ​$9.50 and the upper reserved tickets cost ​$8.00. The total amount of money spent was ​$5281.50. How many of each kind of ticket were​ purchased?
How many lower reserved tickets were​ purchased?

How many upper reserved tickets were​ purchased?

Answer 1

@Hero

Answer 2

@563blackghost

Answer 3

So x is upper tickets
y is lower tickets

We have a total of 591 tickets
x + y = 591

Upper reserved are 8, while lower reserved are 9.50 and total money made is 5281.50
8x + 9.50y = 5281.50

Solve the system of equations :)

Answer 4

thank you very much!!

Answer 5

No problem!