SOLUTION: Two of the top grossing North AMerican concert tours in 2008 were The Police and Madonna. Based on the average ticket prices, it cost a total of $1297 to buy six tickets for The Po

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Question 615453: Two of the top grossing North AMerican concert tours in 2008 were The Police and Madonna. Based on the average ticket prices, it cost a total of $1297 to buy six tickets for The Police and fice tickets for Madonna. Three tickets for The police and four tickets to Madonna cost a total of $854. How much did an average ticket cost for each tour?
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Answer by dfrazzetto(283) About Me  (Show Source):
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P=average price of Police tickets
M=average price of Madonna tickets
6P + 5M = 1297
3P + 4M = 854
M = $137, P = $102