A 1,500 seat auditorium sold out for the upcoming comedy show. Three times as many adult tickets were sold as student tickets. The adult tickets sold for $12 each and the student tickets sold for $10 each. How much money was collected from the sale of adult tickets?
+37091 x = adult tickets Revenue from adult tickets = $12 * x = 12x
1/3x = children's tickets Revenue from child's tix = 10/3
x + 1/3 x = 1500
4/3 x = 1500
x = 1500 * 3/4 = 1125 = adults 12 (1125) = money from adult tix = $13,500
