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

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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) About Me  (Show Source):
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x, price advance ticket
y, price sameday ticket

system%28x%2By=65%2C40x%2B15y=1975%29

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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