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Question 1091468: Can you please help me with this problem: For adults over 18, the cost of a ticket to an Adele concert is $50.00 each. For students (age 18 and under), the cost of a ticket is $25.00 each. If 1000 tickets are sold totaling $70,000, how many of each type of ticket is solved? Write a system of equations without actually solving. A=the cost of an adult ticket, S=the cost of a student ticket
Answer by ikleyn(52835) About Me  (Show Source):
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  x +   y =  1000,    (1)    (people count)
50x + 25y = 70000.    (2)    (money count)