SOLUTION: All of the 3rd grade teachers and students from Almond went on a field trip to an archaeology museum. Tickets were $8.50 each for teachers and $3.50 each for students, and the grou

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Question 906346: All of the 3rd grade teachers and students from Almond went on a field trip to an archaeology museum. Tickets were $8.50 each for teachers and $3.50 each for students, and the group paid $31.00 in total.
A few weeks later, the same group visited a science museum where the tickets cost $34.00 each for teachers and $10.00 each for students, and the group paid $108.00 in total.
Find the number of teachers and students on the field trips.

Answer
# of teachers =
# of students =

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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8.50*x+3.50*y=31
34*x+10*y=108
34*x+14*y=124
34*x+10*y=108
4y=16
y=4
x=2