Answer:
583 student tickets
Step-by-step explanation:
This question is likely asking us to set up a system of equations. Let us say that:
x represents the number of student tickets
y represents the number of non-student tickets
We know that there were a total of 874 tickets sold, so:
x + y = 874
We also know that every student ticket was sold for $3 and every non-student ticket was sold for $7. We also know the total sales, so:
3x + 7y = 3786
These are our two equations. We can use substitution to solve for the number of student tickets, x:
x + y = 874
y = 874 - x
3x + 7y = 3786
3x + 7(874 - x) = 3786
3x + 6118 - 7x = 3786
-4x = -2332
x = 583 student tickets
