Adult tickets to a basketball game cost $5. Student tickets cost $1. A total of $2,679 was collected on the
sale of 1,127 tickets. How many of each type of ticket were sold?
The basketball game sold
adult tickets and
student tickets.

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let's call  X  : adults entries and  Y = students entries

so :    5X+Y = 2 679     and  X+Y = 1 127    so  Y = 1127 -X

so :   5X +1127-X = 2 679

        4X =  2679  -1127

           4X = 1552

             X =  1552 /4 = 388

so there is  388  adults tickets sold  

So as X = 388

we have :     388 +Y =  1127

                         Y =  1127 -388 = 739

let's check :  5 * 388 + 739 =2679

                     388 + 739 =   1 127

388 adult tickets were sold and 739 children tickets were sold.

Step-by-step explanation:

5a + 1s=2,679

1a   + 1s = 1,127    solve by elimination

5a  + 1s = 2679

-5a  - 5s= - 5635

      -4s= -2956

  s =  739

5a + 1(739) = 2679

5a  + 739= 2679

       -739     -739

5a = 1940

a= 388

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