A total of 547 adult and student tickets were sold for a high school musical. The ticket prices were $10 for adults and $5 for students. A total of $3,775 was collected from ticket sales. How many adult and student tickets were sold?

Answer 1

Count the tickets and the money:
a+s = 547
10a+5s = 3775
Now just solve for a and s

Answer 2

Thanks, I got it.

Answer 3

The answer should be D.