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OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e §8.3 Solve Equations with Variables and Constants on Both Sides · Exercise 89 · Algebra · Linear equations

Solve Equations with Variables and Constants on Both Sides · Exercise 89

Concert tickets At a school concert, the total value of tickets sold was $\$ \text{1},\text{506}. $S t u d e n tt i c k e t sso l df or$ $\text{6} $an d a d u l tt i c k e t sso l df or$ $\text{9}. $T h e n u mb er o f a d u l tt i c k e t sso l d w a s$ 5 $l ess t han$ 3 $t im es t h e n u mb er o f s t u d e n tt i c k e t s . F in d t h e n u mb er o f s t u d e n tt i c k e t sso l d,$ s, $b y so l v in g t h ee q u a t i o n$ 6 s + 9 \left(3 s - 5\right) = 1506.$

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OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e · §8.3 Solve Equations with Variables and Constants on Both Sides · Exercise 89

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