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There were 292 tickets sold for a high school basketball game. An adult ticket cost $3. A student ticket cost $1. Ticket sales were $470. Write a system of equations and solve t…

There were 292 tickets sold for a high school basketball game. An adult ticket cost $3. A student ticket cost $1. Ticket sales were $470. Write a system of equations and solve t…
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There were 292 tickets sold for a high school basketball game. An adult ticket cost $3. A student ticket cost $1. Ticket sales were $470. Write a system of equations and solve to find the number of each type of ticket sold.

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best way to start this is set up your ground work...
Adult= A Student =S

A + S = 292

A3 + S1 = 470$

this will be your system of equations now set up your matrix and have A or S at the bottom stand alone.
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