Question

During a social event for children 1000 tickets were sold in total where tickets for adults were sold at
Rs 85 and for children the cost was Rs 45 and a total of Rs 72000 was collected. How many tickets of
each kind of each kind were sold ?

Answer 1

let total ticket for adult =x
and for children = y
ATQ
85X+45y=72000----------------1
and x+y=1000--------------------2
by elimination method
85x+45y=72000
45x+45y=45000
-. -. -
40x=27000
x=675
put value in eq 2
675+y=1000
y=1000-675
y=325

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