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12 April, 09:00

student tickets for the football game cost $12 each and adult ticket cost $20 $1,720 was collected for the 120 ticket sold at last game which system of equations can be used to solve for the number of each kind of ticket sold

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  1. 12 April, 09:03
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    85 student tickets and 35 adult tickets were sold.

    Step-by-step explanation:

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    We know that student tickets cost $12, adult ticket cost $20 and 120 tickets were sold.

    So:

    $12*A + $20*B = $1,720. Where A and B are the number of student tickets and adult tickets sold, respectively.

    Given that 120 tickets were sold in total, we have that:

    A + B = 120

    So the system of equations to be solved is the following:

    $12*A + $20*B = $1,720 (1)

    A + B = 120 (2)

    Solving for 'A' in equation (2) we get:

    A = 120 - B

    Substituting this value into equation (1) we get:

    $12 * (120 - B) + $20*B = $1,720

    Solving for 'B' we have:

    $12 * (120 - B) + $20*B = $1,720

    $1,440 - $12*B + $20*B = $1,720

    $1,440 + $8*B = $1,720

    $8*B = $1,720 - $1,440

    $8*B = $280

    B = 35 tickets.

    Given that B = 35, then A = 120 - 35 = 85 tickets.

    So 85 student tickets and 35 adult tickets were sold.
  2. 12 April, 09:12
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    Students=85

    Adults=35

    Step-by-step explanation:

    -12s-20a=-1720

    20k+20a=2400

    8k=680

    k=85

    85+a=120

    a=35
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