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22 November, 15:02

Jack is selling tickets to an event. attendees can either buy a general admission ticket or a vip ticket. the general admission tickets are $60 in the vip tickets are $90. he doesn't know how many of each type he has sold, but he knows he sold a total of 29 tickets and made $2100.

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  1. 22 November, 15:16
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    X+y=29

    60x+90y=2100

    substitute the value of x as (29-y) in the second equation

    60 (29-y) + 90y = 2100

    30y = 2100-1740=360

    y=12 so x=17

    so 17 general tickets were sold and 12 vip tickets were sold.
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