There were 40,000 people at a ball game in Los Angeles. The days receipts were 298,000. How many people paid $12.00 for reserved seats and how many paid $5.00 for general admission?

Answer 1

if there were x reserved seats, then the rest (40000-x) were general admission. So, adding up all the ticket prices, we get

12x + 5(40000-x) = 298000
x = 14000