Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)
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Author: Robert F. Blitzer
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A local community sold 125 concert tickets recently. The dollar amount collected was $835. Adult tickets, A, sold for $8 each and children tickets, C sold for $5 each. Write and solve a system of linear equations that models this situation. Then complete the sentence below by filling in the blanks with the correct number of each type of tickets that were sold
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