Question

At a local play, student tickets cost $5 each and adult tickets cost $11 each. If ticket sales were $3,000 for 300 tickets, how many students attended the play?

O 50
O 150
O250
O 300

Answer 1

Answer: 50

Explanation:

Let x represent student tickets and y represent adult tickets.

x + y = 300

5x + 11y = 3000

Just use substitution to remove one variable. Let's remove x as it would be easiest.

5x + 5y = 1500

5x + 11y = 3000

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-6y = -1500

y = 250

Then x would equal 50, since 250 + x = 300.