John is selling tickets to an event. Attendees can either buy a general admission ticket or a VIP ticket. The general admission
tickets are $70 and the VIP tickets are $105. If she knows he sold a total of 33 tickets and made $2730, how many of each type did she sell?
1 answer:
Answer:
The number of general admission tickets sold was 21 and the number of VIP tickets sold was 12
Step-by-step explanation:
Let
x ----> the number of general admission tickets sold
y ----> the number of VIP tickets sold
we know that
---> equation A
----> equation B
Solve the system of equations by graphing
Remember that the solution is the intersection point both lines
using a graphing tool
The solution is the point (21,12)
see the attached figure
therefore
The number of general admission tickets sold was 21 and the number of VIP tickets sold was 12
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