A total of 70 tickets were sold for a concert and earned the organizers $804. If the cost of each ticket is either $10 or $12, how many tickets of each type were sold? A. 18 tickets cost $10 and 52 tickets cost $12 B. 52 tickets cost $10 and 18 tickets cost $12 C. 65 tickets cost $12 and 5 tickets cost $10 D. 5 tickets cost $12 and 65 tickets cost $10
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