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5x + 2y = 48 and 3x + 2y = 32 represents the money collected from the school concert tickets sales during 2 class periods. If x represents the cost for each adult ticket and y represents the cost for each student ticket, what is the cost for each adult ticket?
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This your math homework or something ?
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$8 for adults, $4 for students
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Post a pic of your HW and i can probably get it
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I'm fairly good at algebra.
5x + 2y = 48
3x + 2y = 32
10x + 4y = 96
-6x + -4y = -64
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4x = 32
x=8
To find y, plugin 8 for the x in either equasion
40 + 2y = 48
2y = 8
y = 4
x=8
y=4
Cost of Adult ticket is $8
Cost of Student ticket is $4
Any others you need help on, post them.
Last edited by L☺L; 03-12-2011 at 01:54 PM.

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He is right, I-MilkShake-I. When solving algebraic equations you must go in the order known as the order of operations, which is:
1: Parentheses and Brackets
2: Exponents
3: Multiplication and Division
4: Addition and Subtraction
Also reffered to as PEMDAS or,
Parenthesis
Exponents
Multiplication
Division
Addition
Subtraction

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