SOLUTION: A teacher buys 50 train tickets for a school trip for a total cost of $1,200. She buys x number of student tickets for $20 each. She also buys y number of adult tickets for $30 eac

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Question 1036571: A teacher buys 50 train tickets for a school trip for a total cost of $1,200. She buys x number of student tickets for $20 each. She also buys y number of adult tickets for $30 each.
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+y=50;
20x+30y=1200
20x+20y=1000, multiplying the top by 20
-20x-30y=-1200, subtracting the second.
-10y=-200
y=20 adult tickets ($600)
x=30 student tickets ($600)
They add to $1200.