last tuesday, Regal Cinemas sold a total of 8500 movie tickets. proceeds totaled $64,600. tickets can be bought in one of 3 ways: a matinee admission costs $5, student admission is $6 all day, and regular admissions are $8.50. how many of each type of ticket was sold if twice as many student tickets were sold as matinee tickets?

Verified Answer :

m + s + r = 8500
5m + 6s + 8.50r = 64600
s = 2m

m + 2m + r = 8500
3m + r = 8500
r = 8500 - 3m

5m + 6(2m) + 8.50(8500 - 3m) = 64600
5m + 12m + 72250 - 25.50m = 64600
-8.50m = 64600 - 72250
-8.50m = -7650
m = -7650 / - 8.50
m = 900 <=== 900 matinee tickets

s = 2m
s = 2(900)
s = 1800 <===1800 student tickets

r = 8500 - 3m
r = 8500 - 3(900)
r = 8500 - 2700
r = 5800 <=== regular


Answer:

Number of matinee tickets sold = 900

Number of student tickets sold = 1800

Number of regular tickets sold = 5800

Step-by-step explanation:

Given information

Total number of tickets sold = 8500

Total proceeds =  $64,600

Cost of matinee admission = $5

Cost of student admission = $6

Cost of regular admission = $5

Student tickets sold are twice that of matinee admission

Now, let the matinee , student and regular admission are \(m\), \(s\), and \(r\) respectively.

according to the given information we can say that

\(m+s+r=8500\)

\(5m+6s+8.50r=8500\)

as given in the question that Student tickets sold are twice that of matinee admission, so we can write

\(m+s+r=8500\)

as, \(m+2m+r=8500\\\)

\(3m+r=8500\\r=8500-3m\\\)

Substituting the above value in equation

\(5m+6s+8.50r=8500\)

And write as:

\(5m+6(2m)+8.50(8500-3m)=64600\\5m+12m+72250-25.50m=64600\\17m-25.50m=64600-72250\\-8.50m=-7650\\m=(-7650)/(-8.50)\\m=900\)

As we have the value of \(m\) so the value of \(r\) and \(s\) will be

\(r=8500-3m\\r=8500-(3*900)\\r=8500-2700\\r=5800\)

and

\(m+s+r=8500\\900+s+5800=8500\\s=8500-6700\\s=1800\\\)

Hence,

Number of matinee tickets sold = 900

Number of student tickets sold = 1800

Number of regular tickets sold = 5800

For more information

https://brainly.com/question/1132161?referrer=searchResults