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13 October, 12:51

A school drama department sells 40 more student tickets than adult tickets. Charging $8 for adult tickets and $6 for student tickets, the drama department raises a total of $1,920 in ticket sales. Let x represent the number of adult tickets and y represent the number of student tickets sold. Which system of equations can be used to find how many of each ticket is sold?

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  1. 13 October, 12:56
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    Adults = x

    Students = y = x + 40. 40 more student than adult

    Adult = $8, Student = $6

    Total for Adults = 8*x = 8x

    Total for students = 6*y = 6y

    Total = $1920

    8x + 6y = 1920

    y = x + 40

    8x + 6y = 1920

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