SOLUTION: What is the price each of one adult and one student ticket? b. Alice’s school is selling tickets to the school carnival. On the first day of ticket sales, the school sold 3

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Question 1136594: What is the price each of one adult and one student ticket?

b. Alice’s school is selling tickets to the school carnival. On the first day of ticket sales, the school sold 3 adult tickets and 9 student tickets for a total of $75. The second day, the school sold $67 by selling 8 adult and 5 student tickets. What is the price each of one adult and one student ticket?
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The attendance for the carnival was very low on both days.

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Alice’s school is selling tickets to the school carnival. On the first day of ticket sales, the school sold 3 adult tickets and 9 student
tickets for a total of $75. The second day, the school sold took in $67 by selling 8 adult and 5 student tickets.
What is the price each of one adult and one student ticket?
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a, price of adult ticket
x, price of student ticket

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system%28a%2B3x=25%2C8a%2B5x=67%29

8%2825-3x%29%2B5x=67

200-24x%2B5x=67

-19x=67-200

19x=200-67

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