A total of 326 adult and student tickets were sold for a high school play. The ticket prices were $8 for adults and $5 for stude

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nts. If a total of $1972 was collected from ticket sales, how many student tickets were sold?
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Trava [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-09T10:45:46+03:00

Trava [24]3 years ago

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Answer:

212 tickets were sold

Step-by-step explanation:

a (adult) + s (student) = 326

8a + 5s = 1972

-5(a + s = 326)

-5a-5s=1630

3a/3 = 342/3

a = 114

114 + s = 326

s = 212