Answer: Adult tickets = 123
Student tickets = 235
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the number of adult tickets sold and
let y represent the number of student tickets sold
Then create two equations: Quantity & Cost
Cost: 3.25x + 1.50y = 752.25
Qty: x + y = 358
I am going to solve the system using the substitution method.
You can also solve using the elimination method.
Since x + y = 358
then y = 358 - x
Substitute y in the Cost equation with 358 - x and solve for x
3.25x + 1.50(358 - x) = 752.25
3.25x + 537 - 1.50x = 752.25
1.75x + 537 = 752.25
1.75x = 215.25
x = 123
Now substitute x with 123 into the Quantity equation to solve for y
x + y = 358
123 + y = 358
y = 235