Student tickets to a movie are $1 and non-student tickets are $2. Three hundred fifty tickets are sold and the total amount made is $450. Write the system of equations that describes this situation and then solve the system to determine the number of student and non-student tickets sold.

Student tickets to a movie are $1 and non-student tickets are $2. Three hundred fifty tickets are sold and the total amount made is $450. Write the system of equations that describes this situation and then solve the system to determine the number of student and non-student tickets sold.

Elementary Algebra

17th Edition

ISBN:9780998625713

Author:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Publisher:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Chapter5: Systems Of Linear Equations

Section5.5: Solve Mixture Applications With Systems Of Equations

Problem 5.90TI: Translate to a system of equations and solve: A science center sold 1,363 tickets on a busy weekend....

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