Question

At a local high school football game, twice the number of students attended as adults. If student tickets were $6.50, adult tickets were $9.00, and the total receipts for the game were $4972, how many students attended the game?
452 students
484 students
512 students
376 student

Answer 1

Answer:

454

Step-by-step explanation:

set up a system of equation

let y be the number of students

let x be the number of adults

because there are twice the amount of students attended as adults, we can use y=2x as one equation

the other equation will be 6.5y+9x=4972 because this represents the total amount of money

plug 2x for y : 6.5(2x)+9x=4972 : x=226

plug 226 in for the first equation : y=2(226) : y=452