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A theater charges $5 for student tickets and $7 for adults tickets. They sold 75 tickets for a total of $425. Which set of equations can be used to determine x, the number of students tickets sold, and
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A theater charges $5 for student tickets and $7 for adults tickets. They sold 75 tickets for a total of $425. Which set of equations can be used to determine x, the number of students tickets sold, and y, the number of adult tickets sold?

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1. 5x+7y=$425
2. (5*x)+(7*y)= $425
User Mout Pessemier
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They sold 75 tickets total, so one of your equations will be x+y=75.

The other equation has to do with the price.
5x+7y=425.


Your two equations are:
x+y=75
5x+7y=425
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