For the school play, one adult ticket costs $10 and one student ticket cost $6. Twice as many student tickets as adult tickets were sold. The total receipts were $3 300. How many of each kind of ticket were sold?

Question

For the school play, one adult ticket costs $10 and one student ticket cost $6.  Twice as many student tickets as adult tickets were sold.  The total receipts were $3 300.  How many of each kind of ticket were sold?

Steve · Answer

use the number of tickets, and the total income: s = 2a 10a+6s = 3300