adult tickets for the game cost $3.50 each and student tickets cost $1.50 each. A total of 250 tickets worth $505 were sold. How many student tickets were sold

Question

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Answer 1

X+Y = 250

 

350X + 150Y = 50500

 

350x + 150 ( 250 - x) = 50500

 

350x + 37500 - 150x = 50500

 

200x = 13000

 

x=65 --> y=185