Asked by Nicholai

The booster club for a high school football team sold adult and student tickets to a banquet.

A total of 100 adult and student tickets were sold for a total of $652.
Student tickets cost $5 each and adult tickets cost $9 each.
How many more student tickets were sold than adult tickets?

A.
14

B.
24

C.
38

D.
62

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Let s = student tickets, a = adult tickets.

s + a = 100
5s + 9a = 652

Substitute s = 100 − a:
5(100 − a) + 9a = 652 → 500 + 4a = 652 → a = 38, so s = 62.

Students minus adults = 62 − 38 = 24.

Answer: B.