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Tickets for a play cost $12 for the main floor and $7 in the balcony. If the total receipts from the sale of 500 tickets were $4000 , how many of each type of ticket were sold?
x = 12 dollar tickets sold
500 - x = 7 dollar tickets sold
12 x + 7 (500 - x) = 4000
12x + 3500 - 7x = 4000
5x =500
x = 100
100 12 dollar tickets
400 7 dollar tickets
I checked it out and I believe it works. :)
I cant thank you enough. These are the right answers, I just couldnt figure the equation to get to those answers. Thank you again...
Tickets for a play cost $12 for the main floor and $7 in the balcony. If the total receipts from the sale of 500 tickets were $4000 , how many of each type of ticket were sold?x = 12 dollar tickets sold
500 - x = 7 dollar tickets sold
12 x + 7 (500 - x) = 4000
12x + 3500 - 7x = 4000
5x =500
x = 100
100 12 dollar tickets
400 7 dollar tickets
I checked it out and I believe it works. :)
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I am having a problem setting this problem up. I just cant figure out the equation.. Could anyone help.l.
Tickets for a play cost $12 for the main floor and $7 in the balcony. If the total receipts from the sale of 500 tickets were $4000 , how many of each type of ticket were sold.
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