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tickets to the ams dance are $3.00 per couple and $2.00 per a single person. If there were 155 people at the dance withc raised $255, how many couples where at the dance.

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Final answer:

To determine the number of couples at the dance, we need to set up a system of equations using the given information and solve it.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the number of couples at the dance, we need to set up a system of equations using the given information. Let x represent the number of couples and y represent the number of single people.

We know that the total number of people at the dance is 155, so we can write the equation x + y = 155. We also know that the total amount of money raised is $255, so we can write the equation 3x + 2y = 255.

Solving this system of equations will give us the values of x and y, which represent the number of couples and single people, respectively, at the dance.

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