Question

James sold 450 tickets for the community play. Tickets for children cost $2, and tickets for adults cost $5. James sold $1,800 worth of tickets.
How many tickets for adults did James sell?

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tickets for adults:

Answer 1

A.T.Q, equations will be:

x+y = 450

2x+5y= 1800

Substitute value of x from equation (1), in equation (2)

2(450-y) +5y=1800

900-2y+5y=1800

3y=900

y=300

so, your answer is 300