There were 718 tickets purchased for a major league baseball game. The lower reserved tickets cost $9.50 and the upper reserved tickets cost $8.00. The total amount of money spent was $6249.50 How many of each kind of ticket were purchased?

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Rowan Thompson

22 July, 02:55

There were 718 tickets purchased for a major league baseball game. The lower reserved tickets cost $9.50 and the upper reserved tickets cost $8.00. The total amount of money spent was $6249.50 How many of each kind of ticket were purchased?

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Wyatt Parrish · Answer 1

Let

L=number of lower tickets sold

U=number of upper tickets sold

then

U=718-L ... (1)

and

9.50L + 8U=6249.50 ... (2)

Substitute (1) in (2)

9.50L+8 (718-L) = 6249.50

isolate L and solve

1.5L=6249.50-8*718=505.5

L=505.5/1.5=337

U=718-L=381