Question

Balcony and orchestra tickets were sold for a Friday night concert last week. The balcony and orchestra tickets sold for $35 and $45, respectively. If 90 tickets were sold, and the total revenue was $3550 for the night, find the number of balcony and orchestra tickets sold.

Answer 1

x = balcony and y = orchestra

x + y = 90....x = 90 - y
35x + 45y = 3550

35(90 - y) + 45y = 3550
3150 - 35y + 45y = 3550
-35y + 45y = 3550 - 3150
10y = 400
y = 400/10
y = 40 <== 40 orchestra tickets

x = 90 - y
x = 90 - 40
x = 50 <== 50 balcony tickets