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The school production of​ 'Our Town' was a big success. For opening​ night, 391 tickets were sold. Students paid ​$4.00 ​each, while​ non-students paid ​$6.00 each. If a total of $1786 was​ collected, how many students and how many​ non-students attended?

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Answer:

280 students

111 non students

Step-by-step explanation:

number of students (S)

number of non students (N)

S+N=391     S=391-N

4S+6N=1786

substitute S

4(391-N)+6N=1786

1564-4N+6N=1786

subtract 1564 from each side

2N=222

N=111

S=391-111=280