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tickets to a movie cost $10.50 for adults and $7.25 for students. you and a few friends purchased 8 tickets for $61.25. how many adult tickets and student tickets were purchased?

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Answer:

1 adult ticket and 7 student tickets were purchased

Explanation:

let a represent number of adult tickets purchased and s the number of student tickets purchased, then

a + s = 8 ( subtract s from both sides )

a = 8 - s → (1) ← based on total tickets purchased

10.5a + 7.25s = 61.25 → (2) ← based on cost of tickets

substitute a = 8 - s into (2)

10.5(8 - s) + 7.25s = 61.25

84 - 10.5s + 7.25s = 61.25

84 - 3.25s = 61.25 ( subtract 84 from both sides )

- 3.25s = - 22.75 ( divide both sides by - 3.25 )

s = 7

substitute s = 7 into (1)

a = 8 - 7 = 1

that is 1 adult ticket and 7 student tickets were purchased

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