SOLUTION: The equations 5x + 2y = 48 and 3x + 2y = 32 represent the money collected from school concert tickets sales during two class periods. If x represents the cost for each adult ticket

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Question 1141953: The equations 5x + 2y = 48 and 3x + 2y = 32 represent the money collected from school concert tickets sales during two class periods. If x represents the cost for each adult ticket and y represents the cost for each student ticket, find the values of x and y.
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(1) +5x+%2B+2y+=+48+
(2) +3x+%2B+2y+=+32+
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Subtract (2) from (1)
(1) +5x+%2B+2y+=+48+
(2) +-3x+-+2y+=+-32+
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+2x+=+16+
+x+=+8+
Plug this result back into either (1) or (2)
(1) +5%2A8+%2B+2y+=+48+
(1) +40+%2B+2y+=+48+
(1) +2y+=+8+
(1) +y+=+4+
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+x+=+8+
+y+=+4+
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check:
(2) +3x+%2B+2y+=+32+
(2) +3%2A8+%2B+2%2A4+=+32+
(2) +24+%2B+8+=+32+
(2) +32+=+32+
OK
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