SOLUTION: For a school play, Rocco bought 3 adult tickets and 5 child tickets for $40. Sasha bought 1 adult ticket and 5 child tickets for $25. Find the cost of an adult ticket and the cos

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Question 819473: For a school play, Rocco bought 3 adult tickets and 5 child tickets for $40. Sasha bought 1 adult
ticket and 5 child tickets for $25. Find the cost of an adult ticket and the cost of a child ticket.
Then find how much Julia will pay for 5 adult tickets and 3 child tickets
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3a + 5c = 40
a + 5c = 25
a = 25 - 5c
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3a + 5c = 40
3(25 - 5c) + 5c = 40
75 - 15c + 5c = 40
10c = 35
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c = 3.50
a = 7.50
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