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Saturday night the movie theater sold 60 student tickets and 20 adult tickets earning $450. Sunday afternoon the movie theater sold 20 student tickets and 32 adult tickets earning $340. How much does a student tickets and an adult ticket cost?
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Let S stand for student price and A for adult price.
60S + 20A = 450
20S + 32A = 340
Multiply second equation by 3.
60S + 96A = 1020
Subtract first equation from revised second.
76A = 570
A = $7.50
Insert value into first equation to find S.
60S + 20A = 450
20S + 32A = 340
Multiply second equation by 3.
60S + 96A = 1020
Subtract first equation from revised second.
76A = 570
A = $7.50
Insert value into first equation to find S.
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