Question

how do u solve the follow question? you are selling tickets to a football game. Student tickets (x) cost $4 and general admission tickets (y) cost $7. You sell 26 tickets and collect $140. How many of each type of ticket did u sell?

Answer 1

x + y = 26 The number of tickets
4x + 7y = 140 The value of the tickets.

Multiply the first equation by -4 and then add the two equations together. Solve for y. You can then use the original first equation to solve for x.

Answer 2

137