You are selling tickets to a high school play. Student tickets cost $5 and adult tickets cost $8. You
sell 556 tickets and collect $3,797.
a. Write a system of linear equations that represent the situation.
b. How many of each type of ticket did you sell?

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Answer:

s+a= 556

5s+8a=3797

a=339; s=217

Step-by-step explanation:

s= student tickets a= adult tickets

s=556-a

5s= 2780-5a

2780-5a+8a=3797

3a=1017

a=339

s=217