Adults tickets to a play cost $5 and students tickets cost $2. If 295 tickets were sold and a total of $950 was collected how many student tickets were sold?

Question

define the variable, write an equation and solbe the problem. Thank you 

Answer 1

x = number of student tickets

295 - x = adult tickets

 

2x + 5(295 - x) = 950

2x + 1475 - 5x = 950

3x = 525

x = 175

175 student tickets were sold.

They raised $350.

 

120 adult tickets were sold.

They raised $600