SOLUTION: Suppose that there are two types of tickets to a show: advance and same-day. The combined cost of one advance ticket and one same-day ticket is $65. For one performance,40 advance

Question 1191061: Suppose that there are two types of tickets to a show: advance and same-day. The combined cost of one advance ticket and one same-day ticket is $65. For one performance,40 advance tickets and 15 same-day tickets were sold. The total amount paid for the tickets was $1975. What was the price of each kind of ticket?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x, price advance ticket
y, price sameday ticket

Simplify the revenue equation, and do what you need or know to solve the system. (Consider multiplying the "65" equation by 3....)
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