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tickets to a movie cost $7.25 for adults and $5.50 for students. A group of friends purchased 8 tickets for $52.75. How many adult tickets and student tickets were purchased?
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tickets to a movie cost $7.25 for adults and $5.50 for students. A group of friends purchased 8 tickets for $52.75. How many adult tickets and student tickets were purchased?

User Manish Sharma
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x+y=8
7.25x+5.5y=52.75
x+y=8
29x+22y=211
y=8-x
29x+22(8-x)=211
x=5 y=3
User Ashish Khurange
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the tickets for adults :x
the tickets for students :y
we have :
x+y=8
7.25x+5.50y=52.75

so x=5 and y=3
there are 5 tickets for adults and 3 tickets for students.


User Hitesh Bavaliya
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