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 $55. For one performance, 15 advanc

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Question 1156272: 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 $55. For one performance, 15 advance tickets and 40 same-day tickets were sold. The total amount paid for the tickets was $1325. What was the price of each kind of ticket?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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x, same-day price
y, advanced price

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