Answer: The number of the adult tickets is 168
Step-by-step explanation:
The adults ticket costs $10.50
- The students ticket costs $3.75
- The total money of the opening night is $2071.50
- The equation of the total money earned in the opening night is:
10.50 a + 3.75 b = 2071.50, where a is the number of the adult ticket
and b is the number of the student ticket
- There were 82 students attended
* Lets solve the problem
∵ 10.50 a + 3.75 b = 2071.50
∵ The number of the students attended is 82
∵ b is the number of the students
∴ b = 82
- Substitute the value of b in the equation
∴ 10.50 a + 3.75(82) = 2071.50
∴ 10.50 a + 307.5 = 2071.50
- Subtract 307.5 from both sides
∴ 10.50 a = 1764
- Divide both sides by 10.50
∴ a = 168
∵ a is the number of the adult tickets
∴ The number of the adult tickets is 168
