Question
Write and solve a system of equations for each situation.
1.Your school sells tickets for its winter concert. Student tickets are $5 and adult tickets are $10. If your school sells 85 ticket and makes $600, how many of each ticket did they sell?
-Could someone tell me how to write the equations? Thanks
1.Your school sells tickets for its winter concert. Student tickets are $5 and adult tickets are $10. If your school sells 85 ticket and makes $600, how many of each ticket did they sell?
-Could someone tell me how to write the equations? Thanks
Answers
Work with the number of tickets, and then with the amount of money.
s + a = 85
5s + 10a = 600
s + a = 85
5s + 10a = 600
a=35
s=50
s=50
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