document.write( "Question 1199504: A school is selling tickets to a talent show. On the first day of sales they sold 1 adult ticket and 6 student tickets for a total of $60. On the last day of sales, they sold 6 adult tickets and 15 student tickets for a total of $192. What was the price of the adult ticket?
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Price of one adult ticket, y.
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