SOLUTION: For the school play, adult tickets cost $15.00 and student tickets cost $10.00. If 140 tickets were sold, and the total receipts were $1600, how many student tickets were sold?

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Question 1160878: For the school play, adult tickets cost $15.00 and student tickets cost $10.00. If 140 tickets were sold, and the total receipts were $1600, how many student tickets were sold?
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