document.write( "Question 1110755: Tickets to a soccer match cost $17.25 for adults and $10.50 for students. A group of people
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Adult x tickets
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\n" ); document.write( "1 x + 1 y = 25 .............1
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation for amount spent
\n" ); document.write( "17.25 x + 10.50 y = 336.75 .............2
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