SOLUTION: A couple purchased two hockey tickets and two basketball tickets for $153.92. A hockey ticket cost $4.32 more than a basketball ticket. What were the prices of the individual ticke

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Question 945975: A couple purchased two hockey tickets and two basketball tickets for $153.92. A hockey ticket cost $4.32 more than a basketball ticket. What were the prices of the individual tickets?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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basketball=x
hockey=x+4.32
2x+2(x+4.32)=153.92
4x+8.64=153.92
4x=153.92-8.64
4x=145.28
x=145.28/4
x=36.32 basketball
x+4.32=40.64 hockey