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A community center sells a total of 297 tickets for a basketball game. An adult ticket costs ​$3. A student ticket costs ​$1. The sponsors collect ​$ 487 in ticket sales. Find the number of each type of ticket sold.

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There were 95 adult tickets and 202 student tickets sold.
A community center sells a total of 297 tickets for a basketball game. An adult ticket-example-1
User Dave Moten
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X+y=297
3x+y=487
2X=190
X=95
Y=202
Adult tickets =x
Students tickets =y
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