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Applications of a System of Equations : Solving A Word Problem

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Tickets for a concert was sold to adults for $3 and to students for $2. Total receipts were $824 and if twice as many adult tickets as student tickets were sold, how many of each type of ticket was sold?

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A word problem is solved using systems of equations. The solution is detailed and well presented.

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Suppose x tickets were sold to adults and y tickets were sold to students.
From the first condition, we know the ...

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