Tickets to a movie cost $7.25 for adults and $5.50 for students. A group of friends purchased 8 tickets for $52.75. Tell me how many adult tickets and student tickets were purchased?

Rubi Garner

Rubi Garner

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2022-10-17

Tickets to a movie cost $7.25 for adults and $5.50 for students. A group of friends purchased 8 tickets for $52.75. Tell me how many adult tickets and student tickets were purchased?

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plomet6a

plomet6a

Beginner2022-10-18Added 20 answers

Let x be the number of adult tickets
Then 8−x is the number of student tickets
7.25x+5.5(8−x)=52.75
7.25x+44−5.5x=52.75
1.75x=8.75
x=5
Therefore, 5 adult and 3 student tickets were purchased

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