SOLUTION: Tickets for a concert were priced at $8 for students and $10 for nonstudents. There were 1760 tickets sold for a total of $14,200. How many student tickets were sold?

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Question 892934: Tickets for a concert were priced at $8 for students and $10 for nonstudents. There were 1760 tickets sold for a total of $14,200. How many student tickets were sold?
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Tickets for a concert were priced at $8 for students and $10 for nonstudents. There were 1760 tickets sold for a total of $14,200. How many student tickets were sold?
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8s + 10n = 14200 (dollars)
s + n = 1760 (tix)