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5. The talent show committee sold a total of 530 tickets in advance. Student tickets cost $3 each and the adult tickets cost $4 each. If the total receipts were $1740, how many of each type of ticket were
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5. The talent show committee sold a total of 530 tickets in advance. Student tickets cost $3 each and

the adult tickets cost $4 each. If the total receipts were $1740, how many of each type of ticket were
sold?

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Answer:

x + y = 530

3x + 4y = 1740

-3x - 3y = -1590

3x + 4y = 1740

y = 150 adult tickets

x + 150 = 530

x = 380 student tickets

Explanation:

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