adult tickets --- x
child tickets --- 88-x
8x + 5(88-x) = 614
solve for x, etc.
The play sold 88 tickets. The adult tickets sold for $8 and the kid tickets sold for $5. The total amount collect for tickets was $614. How many tickets of each type were sold?
3 answers
Adult tickets=x
Child tickets=88-x
8x + 5(88-x)=614
8x + 440-5x=614
3x=614-440
3x=174
x=58
Adult=58
child=30
Child tickets=88-x
8x + 5(88-x)=614
8x + 440-5x=614
3x=614-440
3x=174
x=58
Adult=58
child=30
If someone paid $95 for ten tickets to a concert. Adult tickets cost $15 each. Kids tickets cost $8 each. How many of each kind of tickets did they buy?